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The Modern Grenade: A Brief History
By William McPeakWhen did humanity begin throwing explosive devices? What are the origins of the modern grenade, and how did explosives evolve? Read more
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Rampage on the Riviera: Operation Dragoon
By Glenn Barnette and André BernoleEarly in 1944, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the defeated hero of North Africa and now head of Army Group B in France, was tasked with strengthening the Atlantic Wall defenses against Allied invasion. Read more
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The Guns of Finger Ridge: Airborne Artillery on the Defense in Market-Garden
By Joseph S. CovaisOn September 17, 1944, a massive but hastily planned airborne invasion of the Netherlands was launched. Codenamed Market-Garden, the operation called for three Allied airborne divisions (British 1st and American 82nd and 101st) to land along a narrow corridor reaching from advanced positions along the Dutch-Belgian border to a bridgehead on the northern bank of the Rhine River at Arnhem. Read more
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Vierville-sur-Mer: Cracking a Critical Draw at Omaha Beach
By Kevin M. HymellShortly after 8 am on June 6, 1944, a German officer overlooking the Vierville-sur-Mer Draw on Omaha Beach reported that the soldiers defending the beach were repelling the Americans: “The enemy is in search of cover behind the coastal zone obstacles. Read more
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Battle of Reipertswiller: The 157th Infantry’s Heroic Stand During Operation Nordwind
By Christopher MiskimonBy mid-January 1945, the famous Battle of the Bulge, a massive and fatal failure for the Third Reich, was virtually over. Read more
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The Brazilian Expeditionary Force Invades Italy
By Nathan N. PreferThe term “United Nations” was in large part derived from the large number of nations that joined in common cause between 1939 and 1945 to defeat the Axis powers of Germany, Japan, and Italy during World War II. Read more
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Shot Down Behind Enemy Lines: An 82nd Airborne Stick’s Survival at Market-Garden
By Jan BosIt was a beautiful September day over Holland. Gradually, a faint rumble began to grow, and the sunny sky was darkened. Read more
