
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
Martin W. Bowman relates the hazards airmen faced during Operation Market Garden, the ill-fated Allied attempt to shorten World War II
Why an obscure tank clash in the Philippines during World War II deserves a place in history.
Evan Mawdsley examines maritime warfare across all combat theaters of World War II
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 relates the 1942 Doolittle Raid against Japan, its repercussions and the fates of those who undertook it
An engineering triumph developed under strict wartime secrecy, the proximity fuze vastly increased the lethality of anti-aircraft guns and field artillery.
Erik Larson relates the heroic saga of Winston Churchill’s Britain during the 1940–41 Nazi Blitz
Saul David recalls Operation Iceberg, the grueling and horrific 1945 campaign to capture Okinawa
The Hawker Hurricane accounted for more than half of the 2,741 aerial victories claimed by RAF Fighter Command during the 1940 Battle of Britain
Robin Cross relates the operational complexities of Operation Dragoon in southern France
James Holland outlines the complexities of the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy, history's largest amphibious operation
A tragic 1943 friendly fire incident in Sicily prompted development of aircraft identification markings that saved countless lives on D-Day
Adolf Hitler had an ulterior motive for ramping up the Third Reich’s investment in the German automotive industry and its racing teams.