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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
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Citizen Casualties at the Bloody Battle of Aschaffenburg
by Christopher MiskimonDuring the highly destructive Battle of Aschaffenburg, American soldiers reported seeing civilians fighting alongside German troops. Such reports were common during the battle, as were a number of reports of Germans troops shooting their own civilians as they tried to flee the city. Read more
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“The Gallant Pelham” at the Battle of Williamsburg
by Nat R. LouisDuring the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia, in May 1862, General Joseph Hooker’s Union forces were in pursuit of the withdrawing Confederates. Read more
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The Battle of Shanghai: A Prelude of Things to Come
by Christopher MiskimonThe 1930s was a decade full of World War II’s antecedents. Fighting broke out at various points around the globe during this decade, and manu consider the period to be a training ground for 1939-1945. Read more
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Chester Nez, Last Original Navajo Code Talker, Dies at 93
Chester Nez was born on January 23, 1921, in Chi Chil Tah, New Mexico to the Navajo “Black Sheep Clan.” This was a difficult time for the Navajo Nation, and tensions were tough between the U.S. Read more
