Reeling from his defeat at El Alamein, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel intended to toss the dice again at the Battle of Kasserine Pass.   More »

Adolf Hitler’s spymaster, Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, was actually a dedicated anti-Nazi who did everything he could to frustrate the Führer’s plans.   More »

In April 1944, Exercise Tiger proved to be a grisly rehearsal for the D-Day Invasion less than two months later.   More »

The contrasting styles of Generals of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur both proved to be war winners during global conflict.   More »

Twice, General Joseph Stilwell, nicknamed ‘Vinegar Joe,’ landed two of the United States’ most coveted commands, and twice he lost them.   More »

By Michael E. Haskew
In October 1942, at an obscure railroad whistlestop in the wastes ofthe Egyptian desert, the tide of World War II turned. True enough, Nazi spearheads had failed to take Moscow, capital of the Soviet Union, before the grueling winter of 1941 set in. However, the Germans had   More »

Code-named Arcadia, the meeting between Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt established a basis for military cooperation.   More »

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a Mainstay of U.S. Fighter Squadrons in Europe and the South Pacific.   More »

By Walter Holden

During World War II, Terry de la Mesa Allen and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,were ”relieved” during a victorious campaign. These two men commanded the lst Infantry Division of the United States Army, which, even their strongest critics admitted, under the two generals’ “inspirational leadership,” was by far the best   More »

The assassination of Admiral Jean Darlan during Operation Torch in North Africa unraveled a web of intrigue and deception.   More »