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Using Tiny Submarines, These Men Sneaked Onto the Normandy Beaches Before the 1944 Invasion

by Gavin Mortimer10/24/202310/24/2023

British crews in tiny X-craft submarines faced running out of air as they spent days underwater scouting the Normandy beaches.

Photo of the Clan Leslie British Mark tank at the battle of Flers-Courcelette, France.

Did Churchill Redeem His Reputation After Gallipoli With the Invention of the Tank?

by John Miles10/6/20238/2/2023

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What Historians Get Wrong About Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery

by Zita Ballinger Fletcher9/28/20239/28/2023

Photo of the 8,500-plus British and Italian soldiers captured after the Nov. 16, 1943, surrender of Leros, Greece, were these British troops marching to waiting POW ships for transport to mainland Europe.

In 1943 Britain and Germany Raced to Control Islands in the Southeastern Aegean. But Why?

by Anthony Rogers9/22/20238/2/2023

This 1772 portrait of then Colonel George Washington—the earliest known depiction of the future president.

Clothes May Not Make the Man, But These Commanders’ Personal Effects Are Instantly Recognizable

by Jon Guttman9/8/20237/25/2023

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Glamorized by Hollywood, Merrill’s Marauders Faced a Brutal Reality in Burma

by Gavin Mortimer8/21/20238/21/2023

Illustration of a ‘Little Willie’ Landship.

At the Outset of WWI, Winston Churchill Gave ‘Little Willie’ His Marching Orders

by Jon Guttman8/18/20237/25/2023

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How a Young Winston Churchill Survived Ambushes and Firefights — and Found a Taste for Fame

by Mark Simner7/26/20237/28/2023

Photo of Marine commando forces of the French Expeditionary Corps wading ashore from a landing craft, in the Annam region in central Vietnam, as war operations against the Communist Viet Minh continue, on July 27, 1950.

How France’s “Black Tigers” Used WWII Resistance Tactics in Vietnam

by Andrew McGregor5/31/20239/11/2023

Chinese Ship Accused of Looting Iconic WWII Wrecks

by Claire Barrett5/30/20236/1/2023