1800s
Finding the Past and Present at Waterloo
Waterloo Uncovered, a charity for military veterans, sends its members on excavations at the battle site of Waterloo, and come across some unexpected finds
Aviation & Spaceflight
Flight of the Polar Eagle: Journey to the North Pole
In 1897 three Swedish aeronauts set out for the North Pole in a balloon, only to disappear in the vast Arctic. Their fate would remain a mystery for 33 years
WWII Battles
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
Medieval
Three Dead Kings: War in Morocco
In 1578 English adventurer Thomas Stukeley found himself embroiled in a Moroccan military intrigue with royal overtones and lethal results
WWII Figures
Book Review: How Hitler Was Made
Cory Taylor traces Adolf Hitler's rise to prominence in prewar Germany through 1924
Europe
The Story Behind the Greatest WWII Air Epic
Fifty years ago, filming the classic Hollywood movie Battle of Britain required former adversaries to relive the war, and reopen old wounds
World War II
Andrew Roberts: Walking With Churchill
Roberts' new book, Churchill: Walking With Destiny, may be the best one-volume biography yet written about the wartime British PM
World War II
The Military Genius Behind D-Day’s Do-It-All Tanks
Superiors branded him “difficult.” Yet Percy Hobart was just the kind of genius the Allies desperately needed.
World War II
Bringing Auschwitz Inmates’ Music Back to Life
Prisoners played joyous arrangements in harrowing circumstances.
WWII Battles
A Fresh Take on Familiar Landings
Author Giles Milton focuses on Operation Overlord's overlooked.
1600s
How Hooch Lubricated American Life
Besides making crops portable, cocktails like slings, flips, punches, and bounce were healthier than water
WWII Battles
‘Now is When You Pray’
Infantrymen ferried into Nazi Germany via glider fought to seize 10 key bridges during Operation Varsity.
World War II
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.
WWII Figures
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.
