Nazi-hating Sergeant Serves Both the U.S. and Soviet Army
Nazi-hating Sergeant Joe Beyrle served in both the U.S. Army and Soviet Red Army during World War II
Full Medal Jacket
General Marcel Bigeard survived several wars and an assassination attempt en route to becoming one of France’s most decorated soldiers
Nogales: A Border Town Divided Against Itself
In 1918 residents of the U.S.-Mexican border town of Nogales went to war with each other
IS-2 Heavy Tank
The Russian IS-2 proved superior to the German Panther medium tank and able to hold its own against the Tiger I and II heavies
Alex Kershaw: The First Wave on D-Day
The author’s latest book centers on the Allied soldiers who first engaged the enemy at Normandy
November 2019 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about the Aleutian Islands Campaign, naval hero David Farragut and Irish mercenary "Mad Mike" Hoare
Book Review: Patton’s Last Gamble
Duane Shultz relates how in the closing weeks of World War II General George Patton ordered a rescue mission with dubious goals and disastrous results
Book Review: The Ghost Ships of Archangel
William Geroux recounts the disastrous July 1942 Arctic convoy PQ-17, whose men and ships were left to fend for themselves
Book Review: Instrument of War
Dennis Showalter studies the German army in World War I, refuting lingering myths, while clarifying recent insights
This Week in History – ‘Bonus Army’ Demands Pay From Washington During Great Depression
On July 28, 1932, WWI veterans hit by the Depression stormed Washington to collect bonuses promised to them after Congress delayed their disbursement
This Week in History – How the Start of the Nuclear Age Ended World War II
In August 1945, the U.S. dropped one of the deadliest weapons—two atomic bombs—on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Battle That Saved Canada
Though the U.S. had won significant victories during the War of 1812, one of its biggest defeats occurred at a little place called Crysler’s Farm
Book Review: The Fighters
C.J. Chivers details the lives of six Americans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq and the price they paid
