Combat Veteran BUFF: Restoring a Vietnam War Bomber

Some of the volunteers working to restore a historic B-52D Stratofortress at the Yankee Air Museum serviced the very same aircraft during the Vietnam War....

Military History

Undying Bravery: The Wormhoudt Massacre 80 Years Ago

The heroism of a small band of British soldiers in northern France is remembered worldwide 80 years after they were murdered by Waffen SS troops in what is known as the Wormhoudt Massacre. On May 28, 1940, about 100 soldiers from the 2nd...

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‘You and I Are Disappearing’: PBS Examines the Vietnam War Through Poetry

“It’s etched within me. It’s haunting,” Westley Thomas tells PBS, as he stares directly into the camera. For this Vietnam veteran, and others, the American use of napalm is seared into his mind, his body. “I don’t think...

Aviation History

Poll Triplane: What Happened to This German Giant?

The Poll Giant would have been World War I’s biggest bomber—had it actually been completed....

Civil War Times

‘For the Quality of Fighting Material, the World Is Our Judge’

An Iron Brigade captain recounts his regiment's epic Gettysburg fight...

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‘Iconic’ WWII Battleship Discovered Nearly 3 Miles Beneath the Surface

On Monday a collaborative team of researchers from SEARCH, Inc. and Ocean Infinity announced the discovery of the resilient battleship USS Nevada (BB-36) nearly 70 nautical miles southwest of Pearl Harbor at a depth of over 15,400 feet —...

Vietnam

The Father He Knew Only From Photographs

The son of a Green Beret takes a movie camera on his journey to learn about Sgt. Fitts’ last mission ...

American History

Morse’s Partner Argued He Invented Famous Code—to No A-Vail

Stephen Vail came up with dots and dashes, but Patent Office gave credit to Morse, the better known inventor ...

Military History

Fiery War Painter: Lady Butler of Britain

From her earliest years, Elizabeth Southerden Thompson admired soldiers. A talented artist, she devoted her career to depicting battle scenes and men of war. Her skill at military artwork was so impressive that she became a sensation in...

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Miniseries Offers Deep Dive Into Misconceptions and Complexities of Ulysses S. Grant

Butcher. Alcoholic. Anti-Semite. For more than a century the tainted legacy of Ulysses S. Grant centered either on that of a tactician inferior to General Robert E. Lee or a rube politician presiding over a presidency plagued with scandal....

World War II

‘Sophie Scholl’: An Anti-Nazi Film That Dodges Uncomfortable Truths

'Sophie Scholl: The Final Days' humanizes its eponymous hero—but not those in Hitler's regime....

Aviation History Magazine

Lindbergh’s Path to Glory and Everlasting Fame

Before he gained a worldwide reputation as "Lucky Lindy," Charles A. Lindbergh developed a solid repertoire of aviation skills....

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Jerzy Główczewski, Last Surviving Polish-born WWII RAF Pilot Succumbs to Covid-19

Jerzy Główczewski, believed to be the last surviving Polish-born RAF fighter pilot, died in a Manhattan nursing home on April 13 due to complications from Covid-19. Born in Warsaw in 1922, the then 16-year-old fled Poland with his...

Aviation History

Why Did This Crazy Kitplane Kill So Many Pilots?

Jim Bede aimed high with his little homebuilt BD-5 bullet, but engine woes and questionable financial moves caused him to overshoot the target....

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Spike Lee Tackles Vietnam in New Film About Vets Trying to Retrieve...

Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee is no stranger to using cinema as a platform to tackle controversial topics, and his new film slated to arrive in June on Netflix seems poised to deliver on that same formula. “Da 5 Bloods” is...

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Museum Plans for Virtual Memorial Day Commemoration

As military cemeteries, museums, and national parks shutter amid the ongoing pandemic, the National Museum of the Pacific War, alongside the Admiral Nimitz Foundation, and the Texas Historical Commission invite all for a virtual Memorial...

Combat Veteran BUFF: Restoring a Vietnam War Bomber

Undying Bravery: The Wormhoudt Massacre 80 Years Ago

‘You and I Are Disappearing’: PBS Examines the Vietnam War Through Poetry

Poll Triplane: What Happened to This German Giant?

‘For the Quality of Fighting Material, the World Is Our Judge’

‘Iconic’ WWII Battleship Discovered Nearly 3 Miles Beneath the Surface

The Father He Knew Only From Photographs

Morse’s Partner Argued He Invented Famous Code—to No A-Vail

Fiery War Painter: Lady Butler of Britain

Miniseries Offers Deep Dive Into Misconceptions and Complexities of Ulysses S. Grant

‘Sophie Scholl’: An Anti-Nazi Film That Dodges Uncomfortable Truths

Lindbergh’s Path to Glory and Everlasting Fame

Jerzy Główczewski, Last Surviving Polish-born WWII RAF Pilot Succumbs to Covid-19

Why Did This Crazy Kitplane Kill So Many Pilots?

Spike Lee Tackles Vietnam in New Film About Vets Trying to Retrieve...

Museum Plans for Virtual Memorial Day Commemoration

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