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Clemson-Class Ships: Powerful U.S. Navy Destroyers
by William H. LangenbergThe 50 ships transferred to Great Britain by executive action of President Roosevelt were all Clemson-class destroyers. Read more
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Trade of 50 American Destroyers for British Bases in World War II
By William H. LangenbergIn early September 1940, the world was in turmoil. The battle of Britain was nearing its climax, and elsewhere global tensions ran high. Read more
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The USS Olympia: Largest Steel Warship Afloat
By Peter SuciuThe oldest steel warship afloat has survived wars, economic downturns, and even the harsh passage of time, but there was one battle that the USS Olympia (C-6), flagship of the American Asiatic Fleet during the Spanish-American War of 1898, almost was unable to win. Read more
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The Mysterious Death of Major William Holohan
By Peter KrossIn the latter part of 1944, the OSS, the Office of Strategic Services, mounted a plan called Operation Chrysler in Italy to “act as a liaison with partisan commanders, attempt to guide and control developments in northern Italy, and create a unified partisan command under the direction of the supreme allied commander.” Read more
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The Battle of Saipan
By Al HemingwayPeering through his binoculars, Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo was in awe of the nearly 800 ships from Vice Adm. Read more
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World War II’s Deadly Rapido River Crossing
By Richard A. BerantyThe attempted crossing of the Rapido River in Italy by two infantry regiments of the U.S. 36th Division in January 1944 was one of the costliest failed attacks made by American forces during World War II. Read more
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Operation Tidal Wave Takes Aim at Ploesti
By Sam McGowanIf there was a name of a prospective target that caused Allied airmen in the European Theater of Operations to blanch in the fall of 1943 and the spring of 1944, it was Ploesti. Read more
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U.S. Marine legend Lewis ‘Chesty’ Puller
By Michael D. HullCrouched in their foxholes along Edson’s Ridge on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, the Marines formed a critical but thin defense line between strategic Henderson Field and seasoned Japanese infantry lurking in the jungle. Read more
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Ferdinand Porsche’s ‘Elefant’ Tank Destroyer Could Have Excelled
By Jonathan F. KeilerWorld War II tanks usually had aggressive- or ferocious-sounding names, such as Hellcat, Panther, or Tiger. Yet the tendency was not universal, as with British Cruisers or the American M-3 Honey. Read more
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Attack on The Merville gun battery during D-Day
By Robert Barr SmithJust boys facing danger, please God make them men; If they live through the danger, make them boys once again. —Sergeant Ginger Woodcock, June 5, 1944
On the morning of June 6, 1944, the greatest amphibious fleet in history bore in toward the coast of Normandy. Read more
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Game Features: World War II: TCG
by Joesph LusterIt might seem strange to imagine collectible cards based on the events of World War II. The funny thing is, I’m sure they exist, encased in plastic in a few collectors’ binders across the world, each touting unique facts and feats performed by the historical figure on the front. Read more
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Revolutionary War Weapons: The Brown Bess Musket
By Joseph G. BilbyThe French advanced swiftly, with men yelling “Hurrah” and officers shouting encouragement. They knew the British were to the front, somewhere, although they could not see them yet, and they expected to roll over the enemy in an impetuous, distinctively Gallic tide. Read more
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Military Intelligence: Japan’s BW Group
By Charles N. TallesenConfronted with war, some men seem capable of assuming almost any evil. Such were the actions of General Shiro Ishii and the men of his Manchuko Unit 731, which developed means of biological warfare in the 1930s and ’40s. Read more
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Erwin Rommel’s Victory at Gazala: Becoming the ‘Desert Fox’
By Eric NiderostOn April 15, 1942, Generaloberst (Colonel General) Erwin Rommel summoned his subordinate commanders of the Panzerarmee Afrika to a conference to outline his plans for the coming offensive against the British Eighth Army. Read more
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Crusader Crucible: The Horns of Hattin
By Robert SuhrThe Saracen host commanded by Saladin—Sultan of Egypt and Damascus—crossed the Jordan River south of Lake Tiberius (the “Sea of Galilee”). Read more
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Colonel Saint-Chamans & The Battle of Leipzig
by Jonathan North[Editor’s note: The following are participant accounts—mainly those of Alfred Armand Robert Saint-Chamans—of Napoleon’s 1813 campaign in Germany ending in the decisive battle of Leipzig. Read more
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Armor vs. Armor in the Desert
by Eric NiderostThe North African campaign has been aptly described as a “tactician’s paradise and quartermaster’s hell.” The contested area was large, stretching some 1,400 miles from Tripoli in the west to Alexandria in the east, a vast expanse of waterless desert wastes. Read more
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The Confederate Spy Ring: Spreading Terror to the Union
By Peter KrossThe Civil War was fought out in the open on battlefields across the United States. But beginning in early 1864, the highest levels of the Confederate government decided that another, more clandestine war would be fought behind the lines in the North. Read more
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The Assassination Of Reinhard Heydrich, The Butcher Of Prague
By Wil DeacThe morning sun caressed the hills of the Czech capital of Prague, coaxing a slight haze from the ancient city. Read more
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Orde Wingate And His Chindits Pioneered Guerrilla Warfare
By Michael D. HullShort, wiry, and with baleful blue eyes and an Old Testament beard, Maj. Gen. Orde Charles Wingate was unorthodox in thought and action. Read more
