More so than other more visible factors, superior American logistics contributed to the reduction of the Battle of the Bulge.   More »

Allied airpower played a significant role in turning the tide at the Battle of the Bulge.   More »

Through a literal Fog of War, isolated American units fought a valiant holding action in the opening hours of the Battle of the Bulge.   More »

The German salient in the Ardennes was eliminated when two American armies reestablished contact near Houffalize during the Battle of the Bulge.   More »

SS Lt. Col. Joachim Peiper led his surrounded and depleted Kampfgruppe back to German lines during the Battle of the Bulge.   More »

The rivalry between General George S. Patton, Jr., and Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery became a significant obstacle in Allied cooperation.   More »

By Maureen Holtz
During World War II, American women flocked to be a part of the war effort. They served as factory workers, government agency clerks, WAVES or WAACS, and artists copying propaganda posters. Many young women found that the American Red Cross offered non-nurses a unique opportunity. Jill Pitts Knappenberger   More »

During the Battle of France and the following occupation, Germany systematically ruined the country in May and June 1940.   More »

By Michael D. Hull
Of all the workhorse weapons in the Allies’ World War II arsenal, from the American M-4 Sherman medium tank and jeep to the British Handley Page Halifax bomber and 25-pounder field gun, none was more widely and effectively deployed than the Douglas C-47 transport plane.
Dubbed the Skytrain by   More »

There is much to see when touring the Battle of the Bulge, though 70 years on, some of it may be hard to find.   More »