A Grave Legacy: Burial Sites of the Western & Famous
Even in death legendary Westerners were dogged by a sordid collection of grave robbers, relic hunters, politicians and lawyers
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
‘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?
“No. 1 Gun”: An M60 Machine Gunner in Vietnam Tells His Story
A former expert with the M60 machine gun shares his experiences wielding the fearsome weapon in Vietnam
World War II’s Only Canine POW Survived Shipwrecks, Crocodile Attacks, and Japanese Prison Camps
Judy the English Pointer received Britain’s Dickin Medal for animals after gaining renown as one of the war's most heroic sidekicks.
Top 8 Civil War Landmarks to Check Out in Historic Baltimore
Learn more about Baltimore's Civil War past, when Southern sympathizers attacked Union troops in April 1861—the war’s first blood drawn in action
He Jumped Out of a Burning B-17—And Into the Hands of the Germans
Bill Livingstone can still vividly recall his time as a POW after his one and only mission with the 95th Bomb Group ended in disaster.
The Brewster Buffalo Was an Unlikely Fighter Plane—But Finland Loved It
During World War II the Finnish variant of the U.S.-built Brewster Buffalo proved more than a match for top Soviet, German and British fighters
Breakthrough at Saint-Lô: The Battle of Normandy’s Hedgerows
It took tens of thousands of lives and weeks of fighting through the bedeviling Norman hedgerows to capture what remained of the ‘Capital of Ruins’
The 1964 Brinks Hotel Bombing: Courage, Tragedy and a Nurse’s Purple Heart
A U.S. Navy nurse who survived the Brinks Hotel bombing in 1964 shares her story of suffering, resilience and an unprecedented Purple Heart
Gunpowder Weapons in Medieval Europe
The advent of gunpowder weapons in 14th-century Europe prompted medieval commanders to develop new tactics and adjust existing ones
How Pioneering Entrepreneurs Helped 19th-Century America Keep Cool
Until the 19th century, ice fit for human consumption was scarce, hacked and sawn by hand, and available only locally in limited, highly prized quantities
Warring Commanders: The Army and Marines Battled Over War Plans in Vietnam
Relations between top Army and Marine commanders became testy in early 1968 as generals with clashing views attacked not only the enemy but also each other
Honor Before Glory: Pat Tillman in Afghanistan
NFL standout Pat Tillman wasn’t out to win recognition or stir up controversy when he enlisted and deployed to the Middle East
Why the Royal Thai Air Force Both Fought and Supported America During World War II
The RTF was a service with a double life—flying on behalf of the Japanese, while also working against Japan as a secret collaborator of the OSS.
