Courage and selflessness saved fellow airmen during and Eight Air Force mission to Bremen and later on a run to Berlin.   More »

The Italians sought in 1911 to drive the Ottoman Turks from Tripolitana and Cyrenaica.   More »

The Hawker Typhoon wreaked havoc on German troops in the deadly pocket in eastern France.   More »

German airborne troops finally secured the island Crete following a pitched battle for Maleme airfield.   More »

In two world wars, British and American chaplains risked their lives to bring a fleeting sense of peace and glory to soldiers on the battlefield.   More »

During World War II, Joachim Benz served on the Eastern Front in a Luftwaffe ground unit known as a field division.   More »

Seeking to grab a piece of Africa during the colonial scramble for conquest, Italy invaded Ethiopia in early 1896.   More »

By Michael D. Hull

If General Omar N. Bradley was “the GIs’ general,” then their best friend in World War II was undoubtedly a small, stringy reporter with graying red hair from Indiana who shared their foxholes and hardships while slogging across five battlefronts.

Writing six dispatches a week for the 13   More »

On the plains of northern Italy, three monarchs played for the highest of stakes—a new nation. Only one would be happy with the results.   More »

The Nazi Foreign Legion included soldiers of numerous nationalities who fought for numerous different reasons.   More »