ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Would War or Weather Determine Control of Samoa?
When America flexed its imperial muscles in the South Pacific, a literal typhoon got in the way
Secret ‘Luxury Prison’ Trent Park Helped the Brits Spy on Nazi Generals
Historian Helen Fry's book takes readers behind the scenes (and walls) of one of World War II's most secretive intelligence operations
Stop the Bomb!
"Heroes of Telemark" lets players vicariously relive the Allied sabotage in Norway
Striking a Cold War Bargain
Producer Darryl F. Zanuck received assistance from several NATO countries to help recreate D-Day in his epic 1962 film, "The Longest Day"
The Secret Art Bunker of Nuremberg
By the time war broke out in 1939, Nazi officials had already developed a detailed plan for a network of tunnels to smuggle and hide valuable artwork.
Dying FDR’s Right-Hand Man Ran the War
Admiral William Leahy was the acting commander in chief as the president's health failed
Washington Came This Close to Executing an Innocent Man
The American commander was pressured to hang a Redcoat officer in retaliation for a patriot's murder
Hard Truth About Disarmament: Diplomacy Means Diddly
Iran will build a bomb when it's ready, despite treaty restrictions
Book Review: On a Knife’s Edge
Prit Buttar properly sets the WWII Battle of Stalingrad amid the broader context of winter campaigns in the Ukraine
How a U-Boat Captain’s Criticism of the Nazi Regime Sealed His Fate at the Hands of a Firing Squad
The Navy was considered a place of political independence—but that didn't keep Nazi ideologues and spies from joining its ranks
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Colonial Cryptographers Helped Patriots Win the Revolution
After a slow start, Washington's spymasters used mathematics, chemistry, and sneakiness to turn the tide against the British
Globetrotting Botanist Introduced America to Plum Plant Specimens
Frank Meyer combed Asia for unknown fruits and crops that proved valuable to U.S. agriculture
The Wacky Wing on This 1910 Airplane Actually Worked
At a time when the basic elements of aircraft design were still being sorted out, this forgotten airplane sported a different sort of wing.
