Raid on St. Nazaire
•January 24, 2019 • 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 »
•January 24, 2019 • 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 »
•January 23, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The Austrian and Italian navies fought a desperate battle In the Adriatic sea In 1866. Although outnumbered, the Austrians prevailed. More »
•January 23, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Two great generals faced off at Zama in 202 BC during the Second Punic War. At stake was control of the Mediterranean and the border lands. More »
•January 22, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
American-born Nazi radio propagandist William Joyce amused, and also terrorized, British listeners. More »
•January 19, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
At the Pearl Harbor Attack and other locations, the Japanese would often employ kesshi, or ‘dare to die tactics.’ More »
•January 14, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
A pivotal engagement during the bitter Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland had far reaching consequences. More »
•January 10, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Japanese attacks on airfields in the Marianas to counter U.S. B-29 bombing raids on the mainland would eventually lead to the invasion of Iwo Jima. More »
•December 12, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Courage and selflessness saved fellow airmen during and Eight Air Force mission to Bremen and later on a run to Berlin. More »
•October 11, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
A sea victory against the Carthaginians at the Battle of Cape Ecnomus during the First Punic War sent the Romans on their way toward empire. More »
