Dwight Eisenhower’s military career and the key contacts he made along the way prepared him for his ultimate role in World War II.   More »

By John W. Osborn, Jr.

When world war engulfed Europe for the second time in a generation, the Netherlands placed its faith in the diplomatic delusion that it could remain neutral like it had during World War I. When that failed it counted on a military miracle that turned out to   More »

The Battle of Britain in mid-1940 resulted in a British victory and a key setback for the Nazi war machine.   More »

Courage by the captain and crew of a Royal Navy vessel against a German battleship earned Admiral Sheer the only Victoria Cross for escort duty.   More »

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

A small number of RAF bombers carried out one of the most daring and significant air operations of World War II.   More »

Political in-fighting, vanity and conspiracy led to the ousting of RAF Fighter Commands Hugh Dowding.   More »

The behind-the-scenes story of how a World War I hero helped to strengthen U.S.-British ties and forged the beginnings of today’s CIA.   More »

America’s first military museum and FDR’s historic home are the two military history sites in New York State that you shouldn’t miss.   More »

The Allies avoided catastrophe and began their long, bloody slog toward Rome with landings on the Italian coast.   More »