Book Review: 1941
Andrew Nagorski focuses on the fateful year Adolf Hitler all but ensured the destruction of the Third Reich
New Museum Exhibit Reveals Secrets of World War II’s ‘Ghost Army’
One unit had perhaps the oddest assignment in the U.S. Army: create a fake force, but make it look and sound real.
Martha Gellhorn: Writer, Warrior, Witness
Journalist and novelist railed against injustice, covered combat—and gave Ernest Hemingway the boot
American History Reviews: The King of Tin Pan Alley
Composer's greatest gift was an ear for the simple and the sweet
U-853 Went Down Fighting the Day After World War II Ended
Nobody wants to be the last to die for a cause—especially an evil one.
May 2020 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about World War II Japanese kamikazes and the (nearly) 14th colony of Nova Scotia
The Battle of Los Angeles
An attack on a newspaper exposed a years-long campaign of violence by organized labor
Off the Rails: Trailside Visits Martinsburg, W. Va.
A gateway between the North and the South, this transportation hub was coveted territory for commanders on both sides.
Mark Noah: But Now Am Found
Noah is the founder of History Flight, a nonprofit dedicated to finding and properly interring the remains of missing U.S. service members
Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart Didn’t Let Racism Stand in the Way of His Dream
"I used to watch planes as a teenager and fantasize about being in the cockpit."
Medium Mark A ‘Whippet’
Debuting on the Western Front in 1917, the Whippet was nimbler than other tanks, though hardly a greyhound
The Difference Between ‘Shell Fragments’ and ‘Shrapnel’
A military historian sets the record straight on the oft-confused terminology.
‘That memory will just never, ever go away’: Hershel Williams Recalls Iwo Jima 75 Years On
HistoryNet interviews Iwo Jima veteran Hershel "Woody" Williams, the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific War.
Book Review: Waffen-SS
Adrian Gilbert examines the dark World War II history of Nazi Germany's Waffen-SS (aka the "Alibi of the Nation")
American History Reviews: The Eyes of Texas Are Upon This Book
History of the Lone Star State connects the prominent dots and tells stories of the lesser known
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: San Antonio Doctor Had a Batty Idea for Controlling Malaria
Charles Campbell believed in the winged mammals' voracious appetite for mosquitoes
