Eleventh-Hour Peril: The U.S. Naval Escape from China
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The escape of U.S. gunboats from China in 1941 proved to be a heroic chapter in the history of the navy. More »
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The escape of U.S. gunboats from China in 1941 proved to be a heroic chapter in the history of the navy. More »
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Field Marshal Erwin led the vaunted German Afrika Korps in the desert during World War II and committed suicide after being implicated in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
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Not exactly “the best damned documentary films ever made,” the Why We Fight Series did effectively hammer home the importance of winning the war against the Axis. More »
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By Blaine Taylor
April 1, 1939, was a red-letter day in the history of the reborn German Kriegsmarine for two key reasons. First, Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler presented the fleet’s chief, Erich Raeder, with an ornate, icon-studded Navy blue baton of office as the first grand admiral since the days of More »
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In early January 1943, two Boeing 314s left the Marine Air Terminal at La Guardia Airport in New York for what would be a very historic journey. More »
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Outnumbered Japanese troops, executing a bold campaign, captured the great fortress city of Singapore in 73 days. More »
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Dwight Eisenhower’s military career and the key contacts he made along the way prepared him for his ultimate role in World War II. More »
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Audacious panzer ace Michael Wittmann and a force of heavy Tiger tanks destroyed a British armored column at this once peaceful Norman village. More »
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The German liner Brmen, which ran a British blockade, ended her career in a scrap yard. More »
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Relatively few U.S. generals lost their lives in World War II. More »
