Hero to the End: Airman William “Ed” Dyess on the Philippines

Air Corps officer Ed Dyess fought the Japanese in the Philippines, escaped from a POW camp, and gave his life to save those of others. More »

Japanese Attack on the Philippines: The “Other” Pearl Harbor

American airpower barely escaped total destruction but lived to fight another day in the Philippines. More »

Boyd Wagner and his squadron mates flying P-40 fighters held the line for a time in the Philippines. More »

Seventy years later, should the “Desert Fox” be considered an anti-Nazi hero or a faithful soldier turned opportunist?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt took the bullet-proofed yacht the USS Potomac on two of the greatest diplomatic missions of WWII.

The Soviet Air Force’s Ilyushin Il-2 “Storm Bird” took a heavy toll in German armor on the Eastern Front.

The author, a rifleman in “Love” Company, 399th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry Division, recalls brutal winter combat on the French-German border.