When Hellcats Took the Fight to the Luftwaffe
Four Grumman F6F-5 Hellcats swept in from the sea, hunting enemy aircraft attempting to get out from under the U.S. Navy’s aerial umbrella. Heading inland, the fighter leader spotted two twin-engine bombers bearing enemy markings on their wings.
The Difference Between ‘Shell Fragments’ and ‘Shrapnel’
A military historian sets the record straight on the oft-confused terminology.
‘That memory will just never, ever go away’: Hershel Williams Recalls Iwo Jima 75 Years On
HistoryNet interviews Iwo Jima veteran Hershel "Woody" Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific War.
Fort William Henry, 1757: A Fate Worse Than Surrender
On capturing Fort William Henry in 1757, the French commander offered his British prisoners safe passage—but his Indian allies weren’t feeling as magnanimous
Book Review: Waffen-SS
Adrian Gilbert examines the dark World War II history of Nazi Germany's Waffen-SS (aka the "Alibi of the Nation")
Confederate Ordnance Chief Did a Bang-Up Job Supplying the South
Late in the war, General Josiah Gorgas advocated arming slaves to fight
American History Reviews: The Eyes of Texas Are Upon This Book
History of the Lone Star State connects the prominent dots and tells stories of the lesser known
Green Regiment Takes Unjust Blame for Union Loss of Harpers Ferry
IInexperienced 126th New York mustered in three weeks before it surrendered on eve of Antietam