D-Day in 16 Objects
On the 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune, a portfolio of selected armaments and artifacts
Assault on the Citadel: Patton’s troops crush a large enemy force at Saint-Malo
Adolf Hitler saw Saint-Malo as a linchpin of the Atlantic Wall. The Allies reduced it to rubble
The Stranger-Than-Fiction Career of the OSS’s Carl Eifler
The colonel headed a clandestine operations program that required brute force, innovation, and a strange-looking submarine.
Bringing Auschwitz Inmates’ Music Back to Life
Prisoners played joyous arrangements in harrowing circumstances.
A Fresh Take on Familiar Landings
Author Giles Milton focuses on Operation Overlord's overlooked.
‘Now is When You Pray’
Infantrymen ferried into Nazi Germany via glider fought to seize 10 key bridges during Operation Varsity.
Hulu’s ‘Catch-22’ Reboot is a Theater of the Absurd
Joseph Heller's famous war novel is vividly recreated over the course of six episodes in a new streaming miniseries.
Armchair Historian – the Attempt to Kill Hitler | HistoryNet
Griffin Johnsen, the Armchair Historian, details Claus von Stauffenberg's failed 1944 attempt to bomb Adolf Hitler, take over Nazi Germany, and surrender to the Allies.
‘Desert Fox’ Offers Thrilling Battle Scenes—and No New Takes
The Rommel biography focuses more on the general's North Africa adventures than on fresh scholarship.
Audie Murphy Made a Name for Himself in Battle—And on the Silver Screen
War hero-turned-movie star Audie Murphy wasn't doing much acting in "To Hell and Back," the 1955 film that chronicled his combat feats.
How to Tour the Training Grounds of World War II’s Mountain Warriors
Once the highest-elevation U.S. Army post, Colorado's Camp Hale provided ski troops with deep snow and challenging terrain.
This American Military Attaché Bet on the British When Few Would
General Raymond E. Lee voiced unwavering support—while holding private doubts.
First In France: The World War II Pathfinder Who Led the Way on D-Day
101st Airborne Division pathfinders and their headstrong leader set foot in a dark Normandy just 15 minutes into D-Day.
This Week in History: The Allied Forces’ Tactical Gamble Pays off on D-Day
On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched the biggest seaborne invasion in history in a gamble that would determine the course of the war
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
