Could Scientists Ever Clone Hitler?
"The Boys from Brazil" (1978) stars Gregory Peck as Dr. Josef Mengele, biding his time in South America with plans to replicate Adolf Hitler and launch a Fourth Reich.
‘Give Me…’: For More Than Two Centuries, Those Words Have a Constant in Our Wartime Vocabulary
“Dammit, Brad, just give me 400,000 gallons of gasoline and I’ll put you inside Germany in two days"
‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’: That One Time British Sailors Sang Monty Python as They Watched Their Ship Burn
After being struck by an Argentine Exocet missile in 1982, the crew of the HMS Sheffield remembered the sage advice that "When you're chewing on life's gristle, don't grumble, give a whistle"
‘George Jellicoe’ Book Review
Nicholas Jellicoe presents a biography of his father, George Jellicoe, a storied British commando in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II
War In the Villages Review
Author Ted Easterling examines strengths and weaknesses in a U.S. program established to win the “hearts and minds” of the Vietnamese population
MHQ Reviews: Nuclear Folly — A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
It is tempting to think that, 60 years and multiple historical accounts later, there is nothing new to be learned or said about this seminal episode of the Cold War
The Devil’s Trick Review
Author John Boyko presents six biographies that demonstrate the diversity of Canada’s involvement in the Vietnam War
Legend of D.B. Cooper: What Happened to History’s Most Famous Hijacker?
Fifty years later, mystery still surrounds the hijacking of a 727 over the Pacific Northwest—the only unsolved air piracy incident in commercial aviation history
‘Sleeper Agent’ Book Review
Ann Hagedorn relates the Cold War espionage of Russian spy George Koval, an ostensibly American engineer with top-secret clearance
Lest We Forget… the Handbrake. Former British Soldiers Crash Armored Vehicle Into Village Memorial on Armistice Day
Two former soldiers were at the center of the gaffe after they forgot to deploy the brakes of a Scimitar armored reconnaissance vehicle during the village’s moment of silence during Remembrance Day
A Closer Look at North Vietnam’s D-74 122 mm Field Gun
The 122 mm D-74, a towed gun that entered Soviet service in 1955, was the most numerous gun in the NVA’s five independent artillery regiments
How John Steinbeck Inspired the Resistance in WWII
One of John Steinbeck’s lesser-known works, The Moon Is Down, was among the most effective pieces of wartime propaganda ever written
Air Force Honors Vietnam Fighter Pilot Robin Olds
A new Air Force Academy memorial includes a statue of colorful Vietnam War fighter pilot Col. Robin Olds, a "triple ace" with a larger-than-life personality
The National WWII Museum to Host its 14th Annual International Conference in New Orleans
For all things WWII be sure to tune into the conference starting on November 18.
The Oldest Living WWII veteran, Now 112, Wants to be Remembered as a ‘good soldier’
“I would like to be remembered as a strong man,” said Lawrence Brooks, “a good soldier.”
‘Bison’ Book Review
Photographer Audrey Hall and collaborator Chase Reynolds Ewald present a paean to the iconic American buffalo of the Western plains
