American and German troops battled for control of two key Belgian towns during the Battle of the Bulge.   More »

A bridge across the rhine proved an insurmountable goal for the ill-fated British 1st Airborne during Operation Market-Garden.   More »

Following the D-Day landings, Allied forces needed a workable port to land massive supplies and reinforcements. Cherbourg, at the northern tip of the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, was the linchpin of such efforts.   More »

This small Italian village on the Sicily coast hosted a stiff battle to repel Allied landings in July 1943.   More »

Against long odds, the American 740th Tank Battalion stymied Kampfgruppe Peiper, the German spearhead at Stoumont during the Battle of the Bulge.   More »

The letters of Corporal James G. Delaney provide a glimpse of military life in World War II and concern for family at home.   More »

Cheap to produce, the airborne infantry ‘cricket’ was a lifesaver during the D-Day invasions. But who was it issued to? The debate continues today.   More »

The airborne drop into Sicily was costly but helped to secure the island.   More »

A secret mission to Rome for General Maxwell Taylor of the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division narrowly averted disaster in the Italian campaign.   More »

A paratrooper, a beachmaster, a combat engineer, British commandos, and Vierville civilians all give their accounts of the Allied invasion of Normandy.   More »