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Patton’s Lost Battle
By Duane E. ShafferThe road to Fort Driant began for the United States Third Army when it landed on Utah Beach at 3 pm on August 5, 1944. Read more
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Henry Kissinger’s World War II
By Tim MillerIn November 1944, a young American soldier wrote back to his parents in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Read more
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Caught in the War
By Jim CampbellBecause it was such a long and cataclysmic event, World War II still resonates with so many of us. Read more
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Filling the Black Hole
By Michael D. HullA generally overlooked factor of World War II has been the influence, sometimes highly significant, of nations that remained neutral. Read more
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Charles Edward Stuart Evades the British
By William E. WelshOne of the “stranger than fiction” stories in military lore involves Charles Edward Stuart’s evasion of British forces following his defeat at Culloden on April, 16, 1746. Read more
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Saga of the Tirpitz
By Blaine TaylorApril 1, 1939, was a red-letter day in the history of the reborn German Kriegsmarine for two key reasons. Read more
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Medieval Bombards at the Siege of Constantinople.
The Ottoman army’s bombards played a key role in its successful conquest of Constantinople during the epic siege of 1453. In the 15th century the great powers of medieval Europe paid talented gunsmiths to build massive bombards to batter walls and shorten the length of sieges. Read more
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The Plan to Destroy the Albemarle
By David A. NorrisLieutenant William B. Cushing’s Union Navy steam launch chugged up the dark Roanoke River late in 1864. Read more
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A German-American Teen With a Flair for Psychology
By Phil ZimmerStephan H. Lewy was young, militarily inexperienced, and A Most unlikely American soldier. Yet when he reached Utah Beach 30 days after D-Day, he was all business as a staff sergeant in U.S. Read more
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17th century Ottoman Janissary Musketeer
The Ottoman janissary corps was recruited from military slaves. These slaves were either prisoners captured by Ottoman armies during the course of war or boys and young men conscripted from occupied Christian populations. Read more
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Desperate Offensive for Oil
By Martin DoughertyThe winter of 1944-45 saw Nazi Germany in a grim position. The Allies were well established in Europe and advancing quickly. Read more
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Two Battles at Singapore’s Bukit Timah
By Jon DiamondToday, Bukit Timah, meaning “Tin Hill” in Malay, is a residential and business neighborhood in the center of the island of Singapore approximately seven and one-half miles northwest of Singapore City. Read more
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Eisenhower to the Front
By Kevin M. HymelGeneral Dwight D. Eisenhower enjoyed visiting troops in the field. After the Battle of Normandy and the race across France, the Supreme Allied Commander toured the front in mid-November, 1944. Read more
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The Sinking of SS President Coolidge
By Patrick J. ChaissonEnsign Doran S. Weinstein, a U.S. Navy communications officer, stationed himself outside the bridge of a troop transport named SS President Coolidge as it approached the South Pacific island of Espiritu Santo on Monday morning, October 26, 1942. Read more
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Merian Cooper: A Man of Adventure
By Sam McGowanOn March 2, 1933, only a few weeks after the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President of the United States, the most spectacular event in the entertainment world premiered in New York. Read more
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Terrible Trial on Peleliu
By Michael E. HaskewIt was a bold prediction. “Rough but fast … We’ll be through in three days. It might only take two.” Read more
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Tarawa Radio Failure
By Peter McQuarrieAt dawn on November 20, 1943, U.S. Marines unleashed their first amphibious attack in the Central Pacific Theater. Read more
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Rise of the U.S. Army
By Allyn VannoyWinston Churchill described the U.S. Army during the war years as a “prodigy of organization … an achievement which soldiers of every other country will always study with admiration and envy.” Read more
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Clash of Armor at Gazala
By Eric NiderostGeneraloberst Erwin Rommel, commander of the Panzerarmee Afrika, was in his element, riding in an armored car at top speed through the desiccated plains of the Libyan desert. Read more
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America’s Few
By Christopher MiskimonAs Jim Swett guided his Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter to a landing at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, he looked forward to getting some rest. Read more
