John Matteson eschews history on the grand scale for a view shaped by the experiences of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., John Pelham, Walt Whitman, Arthur Fuller, and Louisa May Alcott
For the first time in nearly 100 years, members of the public will be able to lay flowers directly in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The film follows MI5 agents and their hairbrained scheme in which they use a British cadaver to bamboozle the Germans in the lead up to the Allied invasion of Sicily in 1943
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel hoped to find safety in the remote village of Herrlingen, but the town became a Nazi death trap for him in October 1944
The National WWII Museum's latest special exhibit, "SOLDIER | ARTIST: Trench Art in World War II," is on view through January 2, 2022.
This unique and top-secret unit was capable of simulating two whole divisions — approximately 30,000 men — during battle
A CIA-inspired plan to round up Viet Cong leaders, known as the Phoenix Program, was one of the most misunderstood aspects of the war
Retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule combines history and memoir, reflecting on Confederate memorials and his education in segregated academies
With extra fuel tanks in the fuselage and two disposable auxiliary drop tanks under each wing, a Mustang could fly 1,650 miles without refueling. And that, reflects columnist James Holland, was a game-changer.
In wars throughout history, for better or for worse, the clock has always been ticking
Bearing evidence of atomic flash burn, the bowl—just 2 3/4 inches in diameter—was a recognizable piece of humanity amid total destruction.
Columbus's role in the murder of Indigenous tribes has called into question whether the famous explorer deserves a day to be celebrated.
In recent years there has been a growing push to give a more complete and accurate recounting of American history
With much of the battlefield remaining largely unchanged over the next 145 years, a team of researchers conducted a survey last week trying to find those nine men
Mike Yeo relates Japan's late-war decision to have kamikaze aviation units mount suicide attacks against U.S. shipping
Chickie Donohue hauled a burlap bag of beer from New York to his friends in Vietnam
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