Vladimir Putin’s World War II Reading List
A letter from the Russian Prime Minister, who was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg); his mother was a factory worker during the siege.
The Significance of Thermopylae: Why We Ought to Thank the Spartans for the Constitution, Chick-fil-a, and Capitalism
The Spartan victory at the Battle of Thermopylae opened the door for American staples, like Constitution, Chick-fil-a, and capitalism
Mark Noah: But Now Am Found
Noah is the founder of History Flight, a nonprofit dedicated to finding and properly interring the remains of missing U.S. service members
‘That memory will just never, ever go away’: Hershel Williams Recalls Iwo Jima 75 Years On
HistoryNet interviews Iwo Jima veteran Hershel "Woody" Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific War.
Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee: ‘Do While You Can’
Charles McGee never thought much of flying until he started training at Tuskegee. When he finally left the U.S. Air Force, he had 30 years and three wars behind him.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Russia Got Into Its Own “Folly” in Alaska
A battle at Sitka in 1804 began the vast northwest territory's tilt into American hands
John Smith, the Working Class Hero Who Saved Jamestown
Farmer's son endured combat, enslavement, and near-execution before his talents as a diplomat brought peace with the Algonquians
Book Review: The Women Who Flew for Hitler
British historian Clare Mulley profiles the Third Reich’s leading female pilots Hanna Reitsch and Melitta von Stauffenberg
Book Review: The Polar Bear Expedition
James Carl Nelson recounts the North Russian Intervention, intended to keep WWI supplies sent to Russia from falling into the wrong hands
Unfettered Turkeys: Airplanes That Never Should Have Flown
It’s easy enough to design a bad airplane, but it takes real gumption to put it into production despite all signs to the contrary.
Boyington’s Bastards: The Legendary Black Sheep Squadron
It was one of the biggest air raids in the entire campaign for the Solomon Islands. More than a year after U.S. Marines landed on Guadalcanal, Navy TBF Avengers and SBD Dauntless dive bombers were to hit the Japanese base on Ballale,
March 2020 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about an Italian memento from World War II and kamikaze pilots
Colin Powell: The Vietnam War Years
Colin Powell's military prowess showed early in his experiences in Vietnam and would shape the leadership abilities that would later catapult his career.
Going to War in 1965 with the Army You Have
The first troops sent to Vietnam had to battle personnel and equipment shortages.
Dying FDR’s Right-Hand Man Ran the War
Admiral William Leahy was the acting commander in chief as the president's health failed
