Relatively few U.S. generals lost their lives in World War II.   More »

The penny pocket can opener was a well-known and useful piece of GI gear during World War II.   More »

The Vicomte de Turenne served France admirably, leading its armies to victory in many of the great wars of the 17th century.   More »

On the banks of the Hydaspes river in 326 BC, Alexander the Great was nearly defeated by the mighty army of Kind Porus with its Corps of Elephants.   More »

Charles Gordon’s thirst for danger ultimately led to his death in Khartoum at the hands of fanatical Mahdists.   More »

Emperor Napoleon achieved a decisive victory over Count Bennigsen’s Russians in June 1807, redeeming the Grand Armee after its setback at Eylau.   More »

Seventy years later, should the “Desert Fox” be considered an anti-Nazi hero or a faithful soldier turned opportunist?   More »

Unprepared, a group of 25 American Marines fell victim to one of the first publicized atrocities committed by the Japanese in the South Pacific.   More »

The Poles and Lithuanians invaded the lands of the Teutonic Order in 1410 in a bid to gain regional dominance.   More »

Ulysses S. Grant altered the course of the war in the west for the Union Army in February 1862 with the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson.   More »