The Mysterious Death of Mike Turpin
The fate of a military broadcaster in Vietnam in 1972 still leaves doubts and questions
Tommy’s Other Guns: Firearms Inventor John T. Thompson
Thompson’s namesake submachine gun became the stuff of legend, but his other firearms and ammunition innovations are nothing to sneeze at
November 2020 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about trench art, the proximity fuze in maritime combat and D-Day invasion stripes
Book Highlights WWII Germany’s Bizarre’s Obsession with Posing with Polar Bear Mascots
“It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”
The Allies’ Billion-dollar Secret: The Proximity Fuze of World War II
An engineering triumph developed under strict wartime secrecy, the proximity fuze vastly increased the lethality of anti-aircraft guns and field artillery.
American History Review: How the Victors Divvyed the Spoils at Yalta
Historian Preston argues that Stalin did not actually make patsies of Roosevelt and Churchill
