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
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
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
Wreck of USS Johnston Discovered 77 Years After its Sinking at the Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Johnston’s sacrifice allowed for General Douglas MacArthur to retake the Philippines
Rogue U-Boat: The Battle of Point Judith, 1945
Hours after being called home in May 1945, the German submarine U-853 tempted fate in combat off Rhode Island
Book Review: Seven Days in Hell
David O'Keefe relates the July 25, 1944, Battle of Verrières Ridge, a disastrous one for Canada's Black Watch Regiment
Hallowed Ground: Mont-Ormel, France
Amid the 1944 Battle of Normandy the Polish 1st Armored Division stood up to a fleeing German army and paid a heavy price
Siluro a Lenta Corsa
On Dec. 19, 1941, Italian sailors slipped three of the manned torpedos into the port of Alexandria, Egypt, with devastating results
Remembering the Siege of Leningrad, Lifted 77 Years Ago
Nazi Germany planned the horrors of Leningrad with more premeditated malice than many historians have previously realized
Book Review: Airmen of Arnhem
Martin W. Bowman relates the hazards airmen faced during Operation Market Garden, the ill-fated Allied attempt to shorten World War II
America’s First Armored Victory Came at a Time When Loss Was the Norm
Why an obscure tank clash in the Philippines during World War II deserves a place in history.
Book Review: The War for the Seas
Evan Mawdsley examines maritime warfare across all combat theaters of World War II
Battle of Britain: The ‘Few’ Four Score On
Conventional wisdom holds “The Few” handed Nazi Germany its first defeat in World War II and set the Allies on the road to ultimate victory. But is that true?
Michel Paradis: War and Justice
Michel Paradis relates the 1942 Doolittle Raid against Japan, its repercussions and the fates of those who undertook it
The Allies’ Billion-dollar Secret: The Proximity Fuze of World War II
An engineering triumph developed under strict wartime secrecy, the proximity fuze vastly increased the lethality of anti-aircraft guns and field artillery.
