George C. Marshall was a general of such ability and vision he had to be kept close to home.   More »

Corporal Ray Allen Miller remembered his experiences during World War II and wrote an earnest firsthand account of combat and survival.   More »

One of the earliest multi-role aircraft of World War II, the Bristol Beaufighter was always dependable.   More »

One American Destroyer escort group’s 12-day fight changed the course of World War II in the Pacific.   More »

American and British forces coordinated an effort to eliminate a German threat to the U.S. Ninth Army.   More »

Monsignor Josef Tiso led Slovakia into an alliance with Hitler and the Nazis.   More »

To neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul, American troops would need to take Bougainville in the Soloman Islands.   More »

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

The steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea proved to be as difficult for the Allies as the Japanese enemy was.   More »

One of the world’s busiest airports is named for World War II ace and 1937 U.S. Naval Academy graduate Edward H. “Butch” O’Hare.   More »