The American vehicle was a true workhorse of World War II.   More »

By William E. Welsh
The American airborne troops shivered in their foxholes as temperatures plummeted on Christmas Eve 1944. Behind them to the east lay the beleaguered town of Bastogne. They braced themselves for another German attack. Two and a half hours into Christmas morning the German heavy guns boomed loudly   More »

Relatively few U.S. generals lost their lives in World War II.   More »

The World War II odyssey of Bob Max made a lasting impression and fueled educational and philanthropic pursuits later in life.   More »

Lieutenant Colonel John Hanlon repaid the kindness of the people of the embattled Belgian town.   More »

The objective for the 101st airborne division after D Day was the capture of a German-held town. The gutsy paratroopers proved equipped for the task.   More »

By Kevin M. Hymel
“DON’T WORRY, GUYS––the Airborne is here!” shouted Private Howard Buford to the worn-out GIs he and his fellow paratroopers passed on the snowy road through Bastogne in the early hours of December 19, 1944.
Buford, a paratrooper with the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, had never   More »

Like the Allied Sherman Tanks, Tiger Tanks and other German armored units were a benefit and an impediment during the Battle of the Bulge.   More »

Shifty Powers, one of the “Band of Brothers,” recalls how he survived the war without a scratch, only to be nearly killed at war’s end.   More »

The 761st Tank Battalion, a black unit, fought with distinction and earned the praise of the flamboyant commander of Third Army.   More »