101st Airborne fight for Hamburger Hill

Lieutenant Frank Boccia could hear the platoon ahead moving forward, reconnoitering by fire, spraying the trail and the jungle alongside it with M16 and M60 fire. Read more

The M42A1 Duster’s Crucial Role in the Vietnam War

U.S. Army First Lieutenant Bruce Geiger participated in the protracted siege of Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War. Read more

Capturing U-505 was a staggering blow against the ravaging Wolfpacks.

By June 1943, when a U.S. Navy task group under the command of Captain Daniel Gallery captured the Nazi submarine U-505 on the high seas—the first such seizure of the an enemy warship by the American navy since the War of 1812—Allied forces were obviously wresting the initiative in the Battle of the Atlantic from the rampaging Wolfpacks of the Kriegsmarine directed by Admiral Karl Dönitz. Read more

Doolittle’s Raiders: The Men Who Shaped the Pearl Harbor Payback

By Nathan N. Prefer

In the months that led up to Doolittle’s raiders assembling to strike back at Tokyo, President Franklin D. Read more

Eleanor Roosevelt and Admiral Halsey

Prim, proper, and lacking any trace of braggadocio, the first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt, preferred placid pastimes and exchanging letters with close friends. Read more

Eugene A. Carr’s Heroic Stand

Union artillery shells burst in the trees at the north end of Cross Timber Hollow as Confederates in gray and butternut-colored uniforms creeped through the tangled underbrush on both sides of Telegraph Road. Read more

Outfoxed in the Sinai

Late on the evening of June 5, 1967, a flight of Sikorsky S-58 helicopters sped low above the sands of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Read more

World War II Games of June 2021

If you’ve been seeking out a World War II game that focuses primarily on the Eastern Front of the war, look no further than the latest from Destructive Creations. Read more

Preview: Toy Soldiers HD

If you were playing games on Xbox Live Arcade back in 2010, you likely at least tried Toy Soldiers at some point. Read more

Chivalry II Preview

Publishers Tripwire Presents and Deep Silver have been busy bringing developer Torn Banner Studios’ latest release to the world, and they recently put together an impressive cross-play open beta for Chivalry II. Read more

The Marines of Baker Company of the 5th Marine Regiment fought with great valor in some of the most desperate battles of the Korean War.

The men of Baker Company of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines endured a freezing truck ride to Yudam-Ni, near the soon to be infamous Chosin Reservoir, on November 27, 1950. Read more

The Demise of Army Group South

Willi Fey served in a Tiger tank crew on the Eastern Front. During March 1944, a massive Soviet offensive struck the area his unit, the Waffen SS Division Das Reich, defended. Read more

In Case You Missed It—More WWII in the News

With the contentious 2020 election finally behind us, it’s time to remember a war hero and previous president—John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Read more

Operation Hailstone devastated the Japanese anchorage at Truk.

Despite the fact that the massive anchorage at Truk Lagoon in the Caroline Islands had become more untenable with each passing day as the American pincer executed its “Island Hopping” strategy in the autumn of 1943 and the following spring, the harbor remained a tempting target for U.S. Read more

The Grande Armee Suffered During Winter War in Poland

The splendid days of conquest in which France’s Grande Armee had marched along well-constructed roads through wealthy and densely populated areas of Europe came to a close when Emperor Napoleon’s army entered Poland in late 1806. Read more

The Luftwaffe Against England

In order to establish the necessary conditions for the final conquest of England … I therefore order the Luftwaffe to overpower the English air force with all forces at its command, in the shortest possible time.” Read more

Why Destroy When You Can Rebuild in a Game That Takes on All the Immense Post-war Cleanup Tasks?

So many aspects of war-inspired entertainment are focused on destroying cities and bringing an end to the normalcy of a previously unmarred location. Read more

The Battle of Moscow: WWII’s First Critical Turning Point

Many consider the Battle of Moscow in late 1941 to be the first turning point of World War II on the Eastern Front. Read more

The First Punic War’s Mortal Enemies: The Romans Versus Carthage

The huge gangplank dangled in the air, suspended by a rope and pulley from a massive pole standing upright in the bow of the Roman galley. Read more

The Incongruity Between Conviction and Subsequent Celebration

In January 1952, a 39-year-old man was arrested in Manchester, England on a charge of “gross indecency” as specified under Section 11 of Britain’s Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885. Read more