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H-Hour, D-Day: The Normandy Invasion
by Mike HaskewCommonly known as D-Day, the Western Allies invaded Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II on June 6, 1944. Read more
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Japanese Atrocities at Los Baños
By Donald J. Roberts IIWithin a week of the Los Baños raid, paratroopers from Burgess’s 1st Battalion moved back into the Los Baños area to occupy the region. Read more
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Robert the Bruce: Tactics vs. Brute Strength
By T.L. GoreHistorically the Scots could not defeat the English in open battle. The exception was Stirling Bridge in 1297, but that victory had been more the result of English arrogance and mistakes. Read more
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Prime Minister Winston Churchill Led his Nation During World War II
by Mike HaskewBorn November 30, 1874, to British politician Lord Randolph Churchill and Jenny Jerome, an American socialite, Winston Churchill rose to serve in Parliament and as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955. Read more
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Louisiana’s Role in the American Civil War
Louisiana held an interesting political climate during the American Civil War. It was a prominent slave state; by 1860, nearly half of Louisiana’s population came from slaves. Read more
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The History of the American Long Rifle
by James K. SwisherThe battle at Kings Mountain in October 1780 was the only clash of the American Revolution in which the entire colonial force was armed with American long rifles. Read more
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New Game Releases: Company of Heroes: The Western Front Armies
by Joseph LusterCompany of Heroes 2 made a decent splash when it arrived in June of last year, placing players on the Eastern Front of World War II. Read more
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Adolf Hitler Led Germany To Ruin In World War II
by Mike HaskewBorn in Branau, Austria, on April 20, 1889, Adolf Hitler rose to lead the Nazi Party in Germany during the 1920s and was appointed the nation’s chancellor in 1933. Read more
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On This Day in History: The Battle of Cold Harbor
On June 12, 1864, the American Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor came to a close, which became one of the final battles in Ulysses S. Read more
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Attack of the Ironclad Manassas
by Robert SuhrIn late September 1861, the Union navy moved to the Head of the Passes. From there, below New Orleans, the Mississippi River divided into three major passes leading to the Gulf of Mexico. Read more
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George S. Patton: World War II As He Saw It
By Kevin HymelEverywhere General George S. Patton, Jr., went, from North Africa to Sicily to continental Europe, his camera swayed from his neck, ready to capture images that interested him. Read more
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The Gallant 4th Army Regulars at the Battle of Gettysburg
When the American Civil War erupted in April 1861, the 10 companies of the 4th U.S. Infantry were spread along the West Coast from Puget Sound to the Gulf of California in various small, far-flung garrisons. Read more
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Confederate-Occupied Territory: Alexandria, Virginia
by Kevin HymelUnder bright moonlight, Union troops marched into Alexandria, Virginia, on May 24, 1861, one day after Virginia seceded from the Union. Read more
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The Monitor and Merrimack: After the Fight
by Keith MiltonThe subsequent careers of the Monitor and Merrimack were not as dramatic as their first clashes. The two ironclads never met in combat again after their infamous battle on March 9, 1862. Read more
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Private Correspondence from the Fight for Guantanamo Bay
by A.B. FeuerOn June 17, 1898, Private Henry Schrieder was a member of a scouting patrol that captured a Spanish messenger attempting to reach Santiago. Read more
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Outlandish D-Day Invasion Tales: A Hard Start for Rudder’s Rangers
By Patrick O’DonnellIn the early morning of June 6, 1944, LCA 668 (Landing Craft, Assault), carrying First Sergeant Len Lomell, Staff Sergeant Jack Kuhn, and most of the 2nd Platoon, 2nd Ranger Battalion, cut through the choppy, green waters of the English Channel. Read more
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Outlandish D-Day Invasion Tales: Paratrooper Raff: Tank Commander?
By Kevin HymelTo Colonel Edson Raff, jumping out of a plane was “like getting out of the bed in the morning.” Read more
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Outlandish D-Day Invasion Tales: Teddy Roosevelt Jr’s Bold Decision
By Roy Morris Jr.Bobbing alongside his troops in a wildly careening LCVP, Theodore Roosevelt Jr. gripped the walking cane he used to get around on his bum left knee—the unwelcome souvenir of the first Great War, after receiving a German machine-gun bullet taken near Soissons in July 1918. Read more
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What if the D-Day Invasion Had Failed?
The Normandy Invasion (code-named Operation Neptune) was the largest amphibious invasion in the history of armed conflict. It combined efforts from nearly 290 escort vessels, 5,000 landing and assult craft, and 160,000 troops. Read more
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On the Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion
June 6, 1944…SUPEREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force!
You are about to embark upon a great crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. Read more
