This flight leader received the only Medal of Honor awarded for the Battle of Midway
Capt. Richard Eugene Fleming's heroism earned him the only Medal of Honor awarded to a participant in the Battle of Midway
Jeanette Varberg: A New Look at Vikings
Varberg, a curator at the National Museum of Denmark, is recasting the history of Viking seagoing expeditions and warfare
See the Marine Corps Force Recon in Action in Vietnam
These long-range Marine Corps reconnaissance patrols probed deep into enemy territory
Josephine Baker Becomes First Black Woman Inducted Into the French Panthéon
On Tuesday the entertainer, civil rights activist, and French Resistance hero joined the likes of 80 other luminaries, including Voltaire, Victor Hugo, and Marie Curie.
The Seven Days Campaign — A Turning Point More Important than Antietam?
George B. McClellan, Robert E. Lee, and a watershed campaign
Could Scientists Ever Clone Hitler?
"The Boys from Brazil" (1978) stars Gregory Peck as Dr. Josef Mengele, biding his time in South America with plans to replicate Adolf Hitler and launch a Fourth Reich.
‘Give Me…’: For More Than Two Centuries, Those Words Have Been a Constant in Our Wartime Vocabulary
“Dammit, Brad, just give me 400,000 gallons of gasoline and I’ll put you inside Germany in two days"
‘Always Look on the Bright Side of Life’: That One Time British Sailors Sang Monty Python as They Watched Their Ship Burn
After being struck by an Argentine Exocet missile in 1982, the crew of the HMS Sheffield remembered the sage advice that "When you're chewing on life's gristle, don't grumble, give a whistle"
‘George Jellicoe’ Book Review
Nicholas Jellicoe presents a biography of his father, George Jellicoe, a storied British commando in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II
Smallpox: A Common Enemy During the Civil War
Vaccination efforts became standard for both armies desperate to prevent the spread of deadly smallpox
Ancient Roman soldier’s cavalry face mask discovered in Turkey
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered an iron mask worn by a cavalryman in ancient Rome’s army circa 1,800 years ago
War In the Villages Review
Author Ted Easterling examines strengths and weaknesses in a U.S. program established to win the “hearts and minds” of the Vietnamese population
This Brilliant British Naval Commander Was His Own Worst Enemy
British Admiral Thomas Cochrane excelled in the navies of three nations, but his combative nature nearly made him a footnote in naval history
No Rest for Man or Beast: The Brutal Battle of Yellow Tavern
"Six Days of Awful Fighting" shows the chaos and violence of cavalry warfare and its impact on the movements of both Union and Confederate armies leading to the bloodbath at Cold Harbor
‘Shot Heard Round the World’—Readers’ Letters Look at Lexington and Concord
Readers sound off about the "shot heard round the world," the end of the War in Afghanistan and friendly fire incidents in our January 2022 issue
