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”
Nation’s Oldest Medal of Honor Recipient Dies at 99
Coolidge received the Medal of Honor on June 18, 1945
How a One-Armed Outfielder Became an Inspiration to Wounded WWII Veterans
"I get a lot of mail from servicemen who have lost an arm or a leg. I don’t know what to tell them, but I try to answer all their letters"
John Shelby, the Chip-Toothed Cowboy Turned Combat Soldier
Busted down in rank four times and perhaps the first soldier to receive a Purple Heart without being wounded, Sergeant John Shelby nonetheless proved himself on the battlefield
Ted Williams Goes to War
Red Sox legend Ted Williams proudly served as a Marine Corps aviator during World War II—it was his service in Korea that came as a surprise
This War Correspondent Was the First to Report V-E Day — He Was Then Fired for It
“That’s official. Make the date[line] Reims and get it out.”
Torpedo Rider: Luigi Durand de la Penne
The Italian frogman earned his nation’s highest award - an honor bestowed on him by the hand of his enemy
XVIII Airborne Corps Requests Letters to ‘Rally Around’ Beloved WWII Paratrooper
"We want letters pouring in; we're hoping to deliver him hundreds of get-well notes," the XVIII Airborne Corps Facebook page stated
How a Housewife Became One of WWII’s Most Decorated Spies
“You have to keep your mind healthy, it’s the only way to survive"
Guy Ritchie Set to Direct WWII Film ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’
Ritchie is teaming up with Jerry Bruckheimer, acclaimed producer of “Top Gun,” to bring the exploits of Britain’s Special Operations Executive (SOE) to the big screen
How Hitler Created a “Culture of Destruction”
An interview with author and historian Dr. Moritz Föllmer sheds light on how the Nazis reshaped culture to engineer extremism, war and genocide
Collateral Casualties: Poetry of the Second World War
"Only Man deserves brute suffering"
‘Loose Lips Sinks Ships’: Navy WAVES Recalls Cracking German Enigma Code
“It was an odd time. I felt it was demeaning to do housework when I knew I was capable of something else…"
Devyatayev’s Flight: A Russian POW stole a German bomber and lived to tell the tale
A daring Russian fighter pilot faced perils from friend and foe when he decided to escape a concentration camp in a German Heinkel 111 bomber.
