The Superhighways of the Industrial Revolution Were Canals
Bad roads and mountains made ditches and locks the most modern mode of transportation—for a while
One Man’s Trash is a World War II Buff’s Treasure
A reader seeks clues about a mysterious veteran
Learning a Lesson the Hard Way
Columnist Robert Bateman remembers a West Point lecture gone awry
Book Review: Big Week
James Holland recounts Operation Argument, the February 1944 bombing campaign over Germany that also knocked the Luftwaffe out of World War II
The World War II History Beneath Our Feet
Got a history question? Ask World War II magazine
‘When in doubt, lash out’: The 82nd Airborne’s Crossing of the Waal River, 75 Years Later
The largest airborne assault the world has ever seen collides with the bloody realities on the ground.
Book Review: Air War Varsity
Martin Bowman delivers the first comprehensive history of Varsity, World War II's largest airborne operation
The Surprising Submarine Squad That Patrolled the North Atlantic
For Submarine Squadron 50, a close-to-home hunting ground didn’t spell success
Book Review: With Their Bare Hands
Gene Fax delivers an epic account of the 1918 Battle of Montfaucon—American doughboys' drive on the Meuse-Argonne front
‘Wolfpack’ Lets Players Pretend They’re on a German U-Boat
If you dive with a hatch or the wrong valve open, you’re sunk—both literally and metaphorically
The Sad Fate of a Remarkable B-24
B-24 Hot Stuff completed 31 missions, and its crew prepared for a hero’s trip home. Fate had other ideas.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Up the Rebels As Irishmen Attack Britain—By Way of Buffalo
In 1866, Fenian republican rebels invaded Canada—from the United States
