The Thompson Gun’s Curious History, from World War I to World War II
By Arnold BlumbergIn 1917, when America entered the First World War, the United States Army tasked Brigadier General John T. Read more
In 1917, when America entered the First World War, the United States Army tasked Brigadier General John T. Read more
During the Battle of the Bulge, Adolf Hitler launched his last great counteroffensive along the Western Front. From full armored divisions running on gasoline fumes to “American schools” teaching spies how to pose as Allied soldiers, Hitler used everything in his arsenal to try to turn the tide of the war. Read more
During the more than 60 years since the detonation of the first atomic bombs—and the only time nuclear weapons have ever been used operationally—a major debate has erupted over the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Read more