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PeopleGoing Rogue: The Imperial Japanese Army Launches a WarPublished: February 09, 2012 at 11:59 am
The Second Sino-Japanese War takes off, solidifying Emperor Hirohito's power and perhaps dooming Japan in World War II.
Patton: The German ViewPublished: January 30, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Popular knowledge is that the Germans so feared and admired the American general, they watched his every move. The truth is very different.
Alaska's CutthroatsPublished: January 30, 2012 at 2:32 pm
When Japan captured a forbidding stretch of Alaskan soil, a group of tough-as-nails commandos led the charge to take it back
Why Eva Braun Deserves No Sympathy: Conversation with Heike GörtemakerPublished: January 30, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Sixty-seven years after her death, Eva Braun, the long-time mistress of Adolf Hitler, remains a mysterious figure. Heike G. Görtemaker, a German historian and author, attempts to add clarity to the life of a woman who met Hitler as …
What If Werner Heisenberg Had Been a Nazi?Published: January 30, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Today the name Werner Heisenberg means little, even to highly educated people. But on the eve of World War II, he was a Nobel laureate with a reputation as possibly the world's greatest atomic physicist. So when the community …
Ian Kershaw's The EndPublished: January 30, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Why Germany kept up the fight
Patton Cologne: The Smell of VictoryPublished: January 30, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Patton
Men's Cologne
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There is Patton the man: an avid student of history and fluent in French, but peacockish and hungry for combat and glory. Then there is Patton the symbol: a tough-love general …
Human Bullets: The Imperial Japanese ArmyPublished: January 30, 2012 at 1:47 pm
Tracing the roots of the kamikaze to the Russo-Japanese war of 1904–1905
Keeping a Date with Chris NoelPublished: January 12, 2012 at 6:21 pm
How a million GIs in Vietnam seduced one Hollywood starlet who was talking to them over the airwaves
Smackdown: Timoshenko and the Winter WarPublished: December 12, 2011 at 12:22 pm
I've already confessed my love of the Talvisota, the "Winter War," especially the opening phase in which the tiny Finnish army stood tall and smashed the initial Soviet invasion of their homeland. The Finns were a democratic people, fighting in …
Interview - John Rowan, Nat'l President, VVAPublished: December 12, 2011 at 12:02 pm
As Vietnam vets get older, Rowan wants to ensure they know how VVA can help them obtain the benefits they deserve
White Death, Part 2: The Winter WarPublished: November 29, 2011 at 10:30 am
Last time out we were discussing the Winter War, the conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland during the winter of 1939–40. As we saw, a combination of Soviet bullying and Finland's refusal to be bullied had typical consequences for …
Ernie Harmon: The Other PattonPublished: November 28, 2011 at 9:50 am
This great leader's uncommon boldness and unflinching judgment propelled his armored divisions to victory in Tunisa, Anzio, and the Ardennes
Miracle Men of MidwayPublished: November 28, 2011 at 9:50 am
The American victory at Midway had more to do with bold leaders than lucky breaks
Conversation: Growing Up in Nazi GermanyPublished: November 28, 2011 at 9:50 am
Author Frederic C. Tubach shares a glimpse of his childhood in the Third Reich
A Deserter Begs Eisenhower to Spare His LifePublished: November 28, 2011 at 9:50 am
By Eddie Slovik, the first and only American soldier to be officially executed for desertion since the Civil War
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