By Kevin M. Hymel
Major General George S. Patton, Jr. had no patience for soldiers disobeying the rules of combat at his Desert Training Center in Southern California. During one maneuver, he spotted Lieutenant James Craig riding in a scout car with its side armor folded down. “Looootenant!” he bellowed out   More »

Acclaimed General Lloyd Fredendall lost his command after the debacle at the Battle of the Kasserine Pass.   More »

By 1941, war between Germany and the U.S. was inevitable. But a full-on clash might have been delayed if Hitler hadn’t declared war after Pearl Harbor.   More »

American infantrymen carried the model 1903 Springfield rifle into battle with them for the first seven decades of the 20th century.   More »

Alfonse Juin is considered by many to be France’s best World War II field commander.   More »

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

The British Special Boat Service performed extraordinary missions during World War II.   More »

Early in the North African campaign, American tankers battled the Vichy French.   More »

For decades historians have wrestled with the idea that the Allies might have mounted a successful invasion of Western Europe in 1943.   More »

Philippe Leclerc was among the best of the allied field commanders of World War II.   More »