From 1939 to 1945, World War II engulfed the Allied and Axis nations in a conflict of unprecedented proportion, shaping the future for generations.   More »

This week we hear from William Welsh, editor of Military Heritage Magazine, who’s compiled a list of personal favorites for books on World War II.   More »

At long last, in late 1943 the “Big Three”—Winston Churchill, Frankin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin—would meet together to shape the world after the war.
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On H-Hour, D-Day (June 6, 1944), Allied forces landed on the coast of Normandy in France. It was the most massive naval operation in human history.   More »

By Blaine Taylor
April 1, 1939, was a red-letter day in the history of the reborn German Kriegsmarine for two key reasons. First, Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler presented the fleet’s chief, Erich Raeder, with an ornate, icon-studded Navy blue baton of office as the first grand admiral since the days of   More »

With weapons at the ready, the American squad advanced cautiously on both sides of the tree-lined boulevard toward the German strongpoint in Aachen. Buildings pummeled by Allied shells had toppled to the ground, sending concrete and bricks spilling into the street. Hardly a structure remained intact as a result of   More »

“I’m going ahead with the troops,” Roosevelt said. “Get word to the Navy and bring them in. We’ll start the war from here.”   More »

If the Allies did not secure a strong foothold on D-Day, Eisenhower would have been forced to make public the message he drafted for such an occasion.   More »

Today marks the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion.   More »

The little-known Battle for La Fière has been called “probably the bloodiest small unit struggle in the experience of American arms.”   More »