Like a disjointed, moss-covered, concrete serpent, the French Maginot Line snakes some 800 miles, from the Mediterranean border with Italy northward, until it disappears near the North Sea. Read more
Superficially, Phil Cochran personified the WWII fighter pilot, a combat daredevil, nonchalant about the niceties of rank and zealous in pursuit of what he called “chicks.” Read more
In the cover of darkness and fog, American troops quietly made their way down to the edge of the Niagara River. Read more
Much of Julius Caesar’s military successes in the late Roman Republic stemmed not only from his ability as a leader of men and from tactical prowess on the battlefield, but also from his understanding of the importance of military intelligence. Read more
Pfc. Clayton Jay of Lamesa, Texas, was watching the sunrise from the attack transport Zeilin in the early morning hours of November 19, 1943. Read more
In the Spring of 1944, Japanese Admiral Soemu Toyoda assembled a large fleet of warships at Tawi-Tawi in the southern Philippine Islands. Read more
The distant thundering of Russian missiles and bombs awoke Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine, at 4:30 a.m. Read more
The village of Monchy-le-Preux sits on a low hill east of Arras. During World War I, this otherwise minor local became a focal point for the hellish fighting of that conflict. Read more
There are many American flag officers who stand as exemplars of duty, integrity and honor. Unfortunately, there are others whose legacies are examples of immoral and unethical conduct, lessons in what not to do. Read more
As the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, the situation quickly became chaotic. A group of veterans, intelligence operatives and even legislative aides worked to evacuate Afghans who had worked with them for two decades and were now being left behind. Read more
The Russian Army attacked the city of Grozny in Chechnya on December 31, 1994. It sent several columns into the city from the north, east and west simultaneously, intent on quickly overawing the local population and seizing control of the city. Read more
On August 26, 1346, the British army had ceased its northward retreat as its leaders decided to make a stand against the pursuing French forces. Read more
Two months after the hard fighting in the Ia Drang Valley, newly promoted Colonel Harold G. Moore led a new operation against the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). Read more
The Russo-Japanese War began with a surprise naval attack by the Japanese Navy on the Russian Pacific Fleet at Port Arthur. Read more
Across a broad valley near the Greek village of Leuctra, the summer sun beat down on 16,000 anxious Greek warriors. Read more
By spring 1917, Russia had borne the heaviest burden of World War I. Russian reports counted more than six million men killed, wounded, or interned as prisoners of war. Read more
On August 16, 1866 a mysterious ship appeared off the western Korean coast and began to steam up the Taedong River. Read more
The popular conception of the struggle in the air over northern Europe during World War II is of squadrons of sleek fighters racing over the German heartland to protect contrailed streams of lumbering bombers stretching beyond sight. Read more
During the early part of 1944, an event took place that would change the outcome of World War II. Read more
The boots and riding crop of the Commander-in-Chief of the American Expeditionary Corps, General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing, are there, as well as the cap and jacket of his successor in a second world war, General Dwight D. Read more
