George Patton & Bernard Montgomery in Operation Husky
By Maj. Gen. Michael ReynoldsOperation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, was the only operation in World War II in which generals Bernard Montgomery and George S. Read more
Dr. Corydon Wassell: Caring for the Wounded in Java
By Michael D. HullAllied fortunes were at a low ebb as strategic British and American bases fell like ninepins to the Japanese across the Far East in the early months of 1942. Read more
The Fairey Swordfish Torpedo Plane a.k.a. Stringbag
By Glenn BarnettThe spring of 1941, particularly the month of May, was a troubled time for Great Britain. The German battleship Bismarck had sunk the huge British battlecruiser Hood in just six minutes and was making a getaway to the coast of German-occupied France. Read more
Germany in World War II: The Long Surrender
By Charles WhitingIt was said on May 8, 1945, that some of the victors wandered around in a daze. They were puzzled by a strange silence. Read more
WWII Battles: Airborne Drop into Sicily
by Michael E. HaskewWhen American and British airborne troops lifted off from bases in North Africa and headed toward drop zones in Sicily during the early morning hours of July 9, 1943, the plan began to unravel almost immediately. Read more
Survival at Sugarloaf: An Encounter of a Father and Son
By John WukovitsOne of the most heart-wrenching moments to occur on Okinawa involved a family with a proud Marine heritage. Read more
Movie Stars at War
By Richard L. HayesIn the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, Americans volunteered for the U.S. armed services in unprecedented numbers. After their service, some would go on to become Hollywood and television stars, like Johnny Carson, ensign on the battleship USS Pennsylvania, patrol craft officer Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis of the submarine Dragonette. Read more
Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey
By Glenn BarnettJust before dawn, the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise turned into the wind to launch her planes. Nervous and excited pilots roared into the darkness of the vast Pacific toward the unsuspecting Japanese. Read more
Were the Angels of Mons in World War I Real, or Mass Hysteria?
By Robert Barr SmithSome Tommies swore it had been St. George, the warrior saint of England. Others said the “Angels of Mons” might have been St. Read more
Charlie Bond’s Air Duels
By Bob BerginOn May 4, 1942, American Volunteer Group (AVG) pilots Charlie Bond and Bob Little were in the alert area at Paoshan, China, a small grass aerodrome just north of Burma. Read more
The Siege of Przemysl
By Christopher MiskimonA horrible siege on the Eastern Front occurred at the outset of 1915. The city of Przemysl in southeastern Poland belonged to Austria Hungary. Read more
Colonial Conquest
By Joseph LusterFans of classic turn-based strategy games might recall 1985’s Colonial Conquest. Argonauts Interactive ran a successful Kickstarter campaign for a reboot earlier in 2015, reimagining and rereleasing the conquest simulator for today’s strategy-loving PC players. Read more
Battle of the Standard — August 22, 1138 AD
By Terry GoreThe English commander, William de Aumale, heard the roar of the Scots army even before it appeared out of the early morning mists. Read more
Siege of Osaka Castle
By Eric NiderostIn 1611 Tokugawa Ieyasu had every reason to be pleased with himself. His son Hidetada was Shogun, supreme warlord of Japan, but in truth it was Ieyasu who ruled the country behind the scenes. Read more
The Four Days’ Battle: A Dutch Triumph
By Eric NiderostAdmiral General George Monck, first Duke of Albemarle, walked into the great cabin of his flagship Royal Charles with a calm and determined air, tersely greeting his assembled captains before they all sat down at a large table. Read more
The Kokoda Track Campaign: World War II’s Trail of Death
by A.B. FeuerThe Kokoda track campaign involved a trail that leada south along the western side of the Eora Creek Gorge and through the villages of Deniki and Isurava to a trail junction at Alola. Read more
‘Trail of Death’: The Kokoda Track
By A.B. FeuerIn 1994 James Anderson and a few other adventurers retraced the Australian Army’s withdrawal from Kokoda in 1942, and followed the track across the Owen Stanley Mountains. Read more
‘General’ William Eaton: To The Shores of Tripoli…
By Mark S. LongoMost Americans can recite the second line of the immortal “Marine Hymn” by memory, but few actually know what it means. Read more
Civil War Generals: Stonewall Jackson and A.P. Hill
By Roy Morris Jr.The men who wore Confederate gray were notoriously high-strung and quick to anger—none more so than Stonewall Jackson and Ambrose Powell Hill. Read more
Joachim Murat: Napoleon Bonaparte’s ‘Premier Chevalier’
By Jeremy GreenDashing hussars in beautifully braided dolmans and fur-lined pelisses; chasseurs in their brilliant green uniforms; the heavy cavalry of cuirassiers in their glistening breastplates, mounted on magnificent chargers; and the dragoons, wearing brass Grecian helmets with long, flowing manes of black horsehair—all magnificent in their martial and fashionable airs. Read more
