Vendetta: Athens vs. Sicily
When Athens sent a massive invasion fleet against Syracuse, a merciless Sicilian vendetta followed
MI5’s Diabolical Ruse to Flush Out Nazi Supporters in Britain
Believing they were secretly working for Germany, members of a subversive “fifth column” were actually the targets of an extraordinary British intelligence operation.
General Malin Craig: The Man Behind Marshall
As prewar U.S. Army chief of staff, Craig laid the groundwork for his famed successor.
USS Midway on Display
A San Diego museum showcases one of the Vietnam War’s most famous aircraft carriers
Rogers’ Rangers’ Risky 1759 St. Francis Raid
In 1759 British Maj. Robert Rogers and his vaunted rangers raided deep into Abenaki territory in Quebec—but fewer than half would make it back alive
Wartime Railroaders Confronted a Tenacious Enemy in the Wilds of Alaska and Yukon Territories
Engineer Railway Detachment 96446A braved blizzards and treacherous terrain while moving vital war materiel inland.
China’s War on Drugs
China warred with the British empire over the latter’s lucrative opium trade, leaving a bitter legacy
How an International Criminal Helped Bring Nazi Fugitive Klaus Barbie to Justice
Former ABC News correspondent John Martin recalls the search for Barbie, and how it helped expose an American wrongdoing.
Ted Williams Goes to War
Red Sox legend Ted Williams proudly served as a Marine Corps aviator during World War II—it was his service in Korea that came as a surprise
Lost Flight to Brazil in 1927: A Young Pilot Disappears in the Amazon
After becoming the first to fly across the Caribbean Sea, Paul Redfern vanished in the Amazon jungle, spawning a dozen search expeditions and an unsolved mystery.
The Vichy Regime’s Bizarre Final Months in a German Castle
From the imposing stronghold of Sigmaringen, a toxic blend of French collaborators ran a government-in-exile.
A U.S. Marine on the Nile
George English resigned his commission, converted to Islam and joined an Egyptian campaign upriver to Nubia—but to what end?
Skeletons in Buckskin at the Alamo
The murky fate of the Texian dead grows murkier after human remains turn up inside the famed San Antonio mission chapel
Why Did MacArthur Wait for Japan to Strike First?
The inside story on why he failed to act at a decisive moment in the war.
Hungary’s Wartime Leader Struck a Faustian Deal With Hitler
Fixated upon his country's national identity, Miklós Horthy yearned for a way to reclaim its lost glory and lost territory.
Morris “Moe” Berg: How Baseball’s Odd Man Out Became an American Spy
Morris “Moe” Berg was a brainy academic who spoke a dozen languages. He was also a spy.
