Book Review: Three Ordinary Girls
Tim Brady relates the World War II activities of Dutch resistance fighters Hannie Schaft and sisters Truus and Freddie Oversteegen
Guy Prestia: A Witness to War
As a member of the U.S. 45th Infantry Division he helped liberate Dachau concentration camp toward the end of World War II
A Kamikaze Pilot’s Complicated Legacy
In the 2013 film "The Eternal Zero," Japanese siblings ponder their late grandfather's life—and his mysterious death.
General Malin Craig: The Man Behind Marshall
As prewar U.S. Army chief of staff, Craig laid the groundwork for his famed successor.
Russia Unveils New Sniper Exhibit
Never-before-seen artifacts belonging to top Soviet snipers in World War II will be showcased in a new Moscow exhibit called “Snipers of Stalingrad”
Book Review: 12 Seconds of Silence
Jamie Holmes chronicles how the little-known proximity fuze played a vital role toward the Allied victory in World War II
The U.S. Coast Guard: One of World War II’s Unsung Heroes
Some quarter of a million men and women served in this military branch during the war and made a significant contribution to Allied victory.
Type 89 Heavy Grenade Discharger
The ‘knee mortar’ fired either a fragmentation grenade or a 50 mm shell that detonated on contact
Meet the WWII Navy Vet Who Survived 26 Combat Crossings
“In rough seas, it was really a clambake, with ships all over the place," recalls Douglas Burgess, who served on destroyer escort USS Brough during the Battle of the Atlantic.
Stolen Treasure: The Lost Amber Room of Russia
A sparkling room built for Russian royalty became a mystery after it was stolen by the Nazis during World War II
Nation’s Oldest Medal of Honor Recipient Dies at 99
Coolidge received the Medal of Honor on June 18, 1945
USS Midway on Display
A San Diego museum showcases one of the Vietnam War’s most famous aircraft carriers
May 2021 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about Ted Williams' wartime service and the 1842 mutiny aboard USS Somers
Wartime Railroaders Confronted a Tenacious Enemy in the Wilds of Alaska and Yukon Territories
Engineer Railway Detachment 96446A braved blizzards and treacherous terrain while moving vital war materiel inland.
Book Review: Case White
Robert Forczyk analyzes the political, economic and military status of Poland and Germany amid the latter's invasion of the former
