WWII Battles
I Stormed Ashore With Robert Capa on D-Day
A G.I. recalls his harrowing D-Day beach landing, where he waded into Robert Capa's famous photo array
World War II
The Luftwaffe’s High-Flying Diesel-Powered Bomber
A Russian prince piloting a modified Spitfire for the RAF targeted a Junkers JU-86R during World War II's highest aerial combat
World War II
The Engine That Won World War II
The course of World War II would have been very different without Rolls-Royce’s immortal Merlin engine.
World War II
How MGM’s ‘Battleground’ Became an Unexpected Film Classic
In 1949, 'Battleground' was one of the first films that showed audiences what a combat soldier’s life was really like—and this, it turned out, was the basis for its success
WWII Battles
Why a Countryside Bridge Was Crucial to the Allies on D-Day
An unexpected, bloody charge toward the enemy to take a key bridge at La Fière helped shape D-Day operations
WWII Figures
DC Comics Author Pays Homage to His Uncle, a D-Day Hero
Bestselling author Robert Vinditti latest comic creation tells the story of American paratroopers badly misdropped on D-Day who fought in the June 10-12, 1944
