Following his campaign in Western Europe, George S. Patton had difficulty adjusting to peacetime and was fatally injured in an automobile accident.   More »

For the first time, bestselling author Patrick K. O’Donnell provides a narrative history of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the battlefield exploits of the hand-selected Body Bearers who laid him to rest in THE UNKNOWNS: The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Heroes Who   More »

The United States 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine divisions faced their sternest trials by fire in the month long battle to take the island of Iwo Jima.   More »

American mechanized cavalrymen fought a textbook delaying action against the German Nordwind offensive during the winter of 1944.   More »

By Steven D. Smith

In the predawn darkness of Dobodura, New Guinea, 2nd Lt. William J. Smith of the U.S. Army Air Corps was roughly awakened by a noncom announcing that it was time to get dressed and get to the mess tent for breakfast.

Smith had not slept well, having spent   More »

In August 1944, the Allies followed up the massive Normandy Invasion with another in southern France known as Operation Dragoon.   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 »

The seizure of Cisterna was a prerequisite to the eventual Allied capture of Rome.   More »

A little-known battle at an important roadblock in Germany was the perfect assignment for the 5th Ranger Battalion.   More »

Father Francis L. Sampson risked his life to save others in Normandy and was recommended for the Medal of Honor.   More »