An Ode to the P-51 Mustang
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.
One of the Most Consequential Weapons in Military History: A Wristwatch
In wars throughout history, for better or for worse, the clock has always been ticking
This Tiny Bowl From Hiroshima Has a Big Story to Tell
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 Day’: How the Celebration of the Famed Explorer Became Controversial
Columbus's role in the murder of Indigenous tribes has called into question whether the famous explorer deserves a day to be celebrated.
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Reframing the Narrative
In recent years there has been a growing push to give a more complete and accurate recounting of American history
Researchers Hunt for Soldiers’ Graves at Montana’s Rosebud Battlefield
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
‘Desperate Sunset’ Book Review
Mike Yeo relates Japan's late-war decision to have kamikaze aviation units mount suicide attacks against U.S. shipping
A Man, A Mission, And The Greatest Beer Run Ever
Chickie Donohue hauled a burlap bag of beer from New York to his friends in Vietnam
Lessons Learned from Operation Chenghiz Khan
During Operation Chenghiz Khan in 1971, Pakistan's air force repeated recent military history at their own peril
Germany Agrees to Pay an Additional $767 Million to Holocaust Survivors
Germany has agreed to allot first-time pensions for victims of the Holocaust who survived the Siege of Leningrad
How A Severely Wounded Medic Risked His Life to Save Others in Vietnam
Severely wounded, hero medic Lawrence Joel ignored enemy fire to reach the wounded and dead in Vietnam, for which he received the Medal of Honor
The War Galley
Propelled primarily by rows of oarsmen, the galley ruled the oceans for more than four millennia before sailed warships supplanted it
American Subs Were a Far More Lethal Force in the Pacific War Than Previously Known
New research shows that U.S. Navy submarines claimed a huge number of Japanese lives, along with Allied POWs and slave laborers transported by the Japanese.
‘Battle of the Beams’: The Time Germany Devised an Invisible Weapon That Could Devastate Britain
Physicist Reginald V. Jones (also known as R.V. Jones) was instrumental in foiling the Luftwaffe's sophisticated radio navigation system.
What if Robert E. Lee had sent Troops to Vicksburg?
Why exactly was Robert E. Lee so opposed to sending help to Mississippi in 1863?
