The Scholarly Spies
•May 22, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
A group of Parisian scholars and museum workers were among the first to challenge the Nazis with propaganda and covert operations in occupied France. More »
•May 22, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
A group of Parisian scholars and museum workers were among the first to challenge the Nazis with propaganda and covert operations in occupied France. More »
•May 22, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
A coordinated effort by the U.S. military in April 1943 resulted in the death of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. More »
•May 22, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The Romans refined and improved the gladius in their quest for the optimum weapon for close-quarter combat. More »
•May 12, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
On October 31, 1941, the USS Reuben James became one of America’s first casualties of war—even before war was declared. More »
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Against the odds, Detroit defied reality to help win World War II. More »
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Spaniard Bernardo de Galvez besieged British-held Pensacola in 1781. It fell to Scotsman John Campbell to defend the remote outpost. More »
•May 12, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Ethan Allen’s capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775 was little more than a sharp skirmish, but it had strategic consequences on Revolutionary War. More »
•May 11, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
American secret agents completed rigorous training during the course of World War II. More »
•May 7, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The British raid on St. Nazaire in May 1942 damaged the port’s dry dock so severely that the Germans never repaired it. More »
•April 30, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The bolt-action British Lee-Enfield rifle proved to be robust, reliable, and effective during the global conflicts of the 20th century. More »
