The Scholarly Spies
A group of Parisian scholars and museum workers were among the first to challenge the Nazis with propaganda and covert operations in occupied France. More »
A group of Parisian scholars and museum workers were among the first to challenge the Nazis with propaganda and covert operations in occupied France. More »
French Emperor Napoleon III leda Franco-Sardinian army into northern Italy in the summer of 1859 determined to smite the Austrians. More »
A coordinated effort by the U.S. military in April 1943 resulted in the death of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. More »
The Romans refined and improved the gladius in their quest for the optimum weapon for close-quarter combat. More »
Alexander Pokryshkin was second only to Ivan Kozedub in Soviet aerial victories during World War II. More »
For the first time, bestselling author Patrick K. O’Donnell provides a narrative history of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the battlefield exploits of More »
B-29s built in Georgia helped the United States win the war with Japan. More »
Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet faced a daunting task trying to dislodge Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s Federals from Knoxville, Tennessee. More »
The penny pocket can opener was a well-known and useful piece of GI gear during World War II. More »
On October 31, 1941, the USS Reuben James became one of America’s first casualties of war—even before war was declared. More »
