The Time Ernest Hemingway Worked As a Spy in Cuba
During World War II, the legendary writer sailed the Caribbean aboard the Pilar searching for U-boats
Green Berets in Action: Photos from Vietnam
US. Army Special Forces, popularly known as Green Berets, became famous for their exploits in Vietnam
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"
‘How German Ingenuity Inspired America’ Review: The Old World’s Gifts to the New
America's largest immigrant population introduced Teutonic traditions that seem homegrown to us now
From Blurring Imperfections to Falsifying Reality: How Stalin Made the Truth Disappear Through ‘Photoshop’
Was Stalin the forefather of photoshop?
‘Peace and Prisoners of War’ Review: The Vietnamese Peacemaker Turned Prisoner
A South Vietnamese soldier recounts his experiences facing his enemies during peace negotiations
‘The Liberation of Marguerite Harrison’ Book Review
Elizabeth Atwood profiles the Baltimore socialite who brought connections, language skills and subterfuge to bear as America's first female spy
Indomitable Afghanistan: Why the Country Remains Unconquered
Oft-called the 'the Graveyard of Empires,' the wild region now known as Afghanistan has foiled would-be conquerors for millennia
Can One Trace the Phrase ‘Whole Nine Yards’ to WWII? Kind of…
The origins of the oft-used phrase have stumped internet sleuths and etymologists alike for decades
Death From Above: How a U.S. Navy Force Battled a Kamikaze Onslaught
Captured by photographer Herman Schnipper, the USS Astoria endured the three-hour frenzy during the bloody fight for Okinawa
Ernest Peixotto: The Enlisted WWI Artist on the Western Front
When the United States entered World War I in 1917, Ernest Peixotto was eager to lend his hand to the effort
Syndrome K — The ‘Disease’ that Saved Lives During WWII
Two Italian doctors invent an imaginary disease that helped save thousands of Jews in occupied Nazi territory
Red Tape: Inside the Viet Cong’s Revolutionary Bureaucracy
Communist fighters in Vietnam relied on a complex network of agents behind the scenes to carry out their plans
‘Rock Me on the Water’ Review: How California Came to Dominate American Culture
The Eagles took it too easy, Debbie lit up our lives and Bruce (the shark) scared us to death
‘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
Shot Down in France, An American Airman’s Fate Remained a Mystery for Decades
Lincoln Bundy was assumed to have died shortly after D-Day. Fifty years would pass before his family learned otherwise
