When Marilyn Monroe Interrupted Her Honeymoon to Go to Korea
In 1954 Marilyn Monroe left her honeymoon with Yankees slugger Joe DiMaggio to entertain the troops in Korea. She later said it was the first time she “felt like a star.”
The 1918 Shotgun Protest
In the final year of World War I, the United States armed its forces on the Western Front with pump shotguns. Germany wasn’t pleased.
The Secret Art Bunker of Nuremberg
By the time war broke out in 1939, Nazi officials had already developed a detailed plan for a network of tunnels to smuggle and hide valuable artwork.
The Antihero of Gettysburg
Union general Daniel E. Sickles felt that he got no respect for his role in the Civil War’s pivotal battle. So he decided to go on the offensive.
A Child Soldier in the Lebanese Civil War
Yussef Bazzi was just 15 years old when he joined one of the militia groups fighting in the Lebanese Civil War.
Samuel Fuller and The Big Red One
Samuel Fuller reinvented the American war movie with such gritty classics as The Steel Helmet, Fixed Bayonets, and The Big Red One.
America’s Civil War Book Reviews: The Role of Rangers in the Civil War
The latest books on the Civil War
The Battle of Orange Court House: Mounted Mayhem in the Streets
Much-maligned Yankee cavalry finally got the best of its Confederate rivals
Steichen’s War: In 1942 the legendary photographer took on an ambitious assignment for the U.S. Navy
Edward Steichen (1879–1973) may have been America’s most celebrated and highly paid photographer when, in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, he started lobbying the U.S. Navy to let him form a commissioned unit that would travel around the world documenting its activities.
Cheap Shot: How the Sten Gun Saved Britain
In 1940 Britain desperately needed a submachine gun that could be made for about $10. The Sten gun fit the bill.
How an American helped the Chinese Revolution
Homer Lea’s dreams of military glory led him to a starring role in the Chinese revolution
Washington’s Survival Depended on Makeshift Flotilla
Small force of Navy ships battled Confederate guns to keep the Potomac open for traffic
Gremlins!
It’s an old pilot’s tale: the idea that airplanes are sometimes infested with tiny mischief makers
