Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles McGee Dies at 102
McGee was one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen
The White Rose Revisited: How These Brave Young Germans Used Culture To Fight Hitler
By invoking German culture in their leaflets, the White Rose resistance group posed a truly serious threat to the Nazi regime
This German Aristocrat Beat a 12-Year Prison Sentence As A Nazi War Criminal
Alexander von Falkenhausen led Turks against the British, Chinese Nationalists against the Japanese, and conspired in Adolf Hitler’s assassination
Gangsters of the Sky: How a Captured Bombardier’s ‘Murder, Inc.’ Jacket Inspired a Failed Nazi Propaganda Campaign
Newspapers across Germany claimed that Lt. Kenneth Williams' flight jacket was "photo evidence for the underworld nature of [Allied] air terror"
Oldest US World War II Veteran Dies at 112 in New Orleans
“I would like to be remembered as a strong man,” said Lawrence Brooks, “A good soldier"
Yank Magazine Created A Unique Record of American Soldiers’ Roles in World War II
From June 1942 through 1945 frontline American soldiers filed stories and photographed World War II and its aftermath for a select readership—themselves
Betty White, Former Member of the American Women’s Voluntary Services and Legendary Comedian, Dies at 99
Actress Betty White, who lit up the silver screen for nine decades, died Friday
From Here to Eternity: Inside the Pre-War Hawaii Life That Inspired the Book & Movie
James Jones built his best-selling novel, From Here to Eternity, around his real-life experiences as a U.S. Army private in Hawaii before World War II
‘As soon as you’re through with me, I can attack the day after tomorrow morning’: George S. Patton and the Battle of the Bulge
After being sidelined for nearly a year, Patton was turned loose with the Third Army in France. He made up for lost time. He told his staff to hustle—an ounce of sweat was worth a gallon of blood
‘Churchill, Master and Commander’ Book Review
Anthony Tucker-Jones traces Winston Churchill's rise from young military officer to victorious British prime minister at the close of World War II
A Conversation with Bob Dole, the Gentleman from Kansas
Before gaining political prominence, the retired United States Senator fought with the 10th Mountain Division during World War II.
This Flight Leader Received the Only Medal of Honor Awarded for the Battle of Midway
Capt. Richard Eugene Fleming's heroism earned him the only Medal of Honor awarded to a participant in the Battle of Midway
Josephine Baker Becomes First Black Woman Inducted Into the French Panthéon
On Tuesday the entertainer, civil rights activist, and French Resistance hero joined the likes of 80 other luminaries, including Voltaire, Victor Hugo, and Marie Curie.
‘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
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
