This WWII Vet Kept a ‘Thank You for Your Service’ Letter for Over 10 Years. This Summer He Finally Met Its Author
“Before I close my eyes I have to find her. I have to find her," Frank Grasberger repeatedly told his wife
Oldest Living WWII Veteran Celebrates 112th Birthday
A veteran of the 91st Engineer Battalion, a primarily African-American unit, Brooks served in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II as a servant to three white officers
From the ‘Big House’ to the Battlefield: Heisman Winner Tom Harmon’s War
“I went through the most physically painful experience of my life,” Harmon later wrote
‘Roosevelt and Churchill’ Book Review
Richard Evans and Michael Kluger relate the 1941 meeting of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to hammer out the Atlantic Charter
Woody Williams: To Hell and Back
The Marine Corps veteran is the last living World War II recipient of the Medal of Honor
Irish SAS Hero: Robert Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne
Robert Blair Mayne, a talented sportsman and brilliant fighter, received the DSO with three bars for heroism during World War II
Over a Century Later, Harlem Hellfighters to be Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
The all-Black unit spent 191 days in continuous combat, more than any other American unit of its size
100-Year-Old to Stand Trial For Alleged Nazi War Crimes
The accused will stand trial for his alleged complicity in the killings of more than 3,500 people while working as a camp guard at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp
Fighting Admiral: Sir Philip Louis Vian of Britain’s Royal Navy
British Admiral of the Fleet Sir Philip Louis Vian was one of history’s great fighting commanders, serving with distinction during World War II
Col. Dave Severance, Commander of Marines at Iwo Jima, Dies At 102
The Marine behind the iconic photo of the raising of the flag on Mount Suribachi at Iwo Jima has passed away at age 102
Fort Benning Memorializes Black Soldier Lynched in 1941, as Post Awaits Renaming Effort
Pvt. Felix Hall is the only known victim of extrajudicial lynching to have died on a U.S. military base
Families Urge Pentagon to Use DNA Testing for Unidentified Pearl Harbor Remains
“These men matter and they served. They gave their lives for our country. And they deserve the same honor and respect as any other service member past, present and future"
Russia Adopts New Law to Counter Nazi Symbols, Revisionism
In July 2021 Russia became the most recent nation to join European countries adopting legal measures to stop the spread of Nazi symbols and ideology
It’s Shark Week! Learn How to Repel these Fearsome Fish Courtesy of Julia Child’s WWII ‘Recipe’
The culinary icon's concoction was deemed "60% effective in deterring shark bites"
From Blurring Imperfections to Falsifying Reality: How Stalin Made the Truth Disappear Through ‘Photoshop’
Was Stalin the forefather of photoshop?
‘The Bomber Mafia’ Book Review
Malcolm Gladwell addresses carpet bombing during WWII, focusing on U.S. Army Air Forces generals Curtis LeMay and Haywood Hansell
