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.
Himmler’s ‘Temple’: How the SS stole a cathedral and used it as a Nazi worship site
Obsessed with an ancient king, Heinrich Himmler hunted for a skeleton, held ghostly candlelit ceremonies in a crypt, and transformed a medieval church into a sinister SS temple
The Yank Coastwatcher Who Risked All in the Pacific
During World War II, young American cattle rancher Franklin Nash served as a member of Australia’s covert Coastwatchers
Going Rogue: Intel analyst Ed Keith left his desk job to join troops in battle
Intel analyst Ed Keith left his desk duties to take part in combat operations and was severely wounded
English vs. Scots: The Battle of the Standard
As Scottish invaders challenged a usurper to the English throne in 1138, their enemies appealed to the heavens
Frederick Schomberg: ‘Ablest Soldier of his Age’
A German mercenary fought staunch enemies and former allies alike during his six-decade European military career
The Mysterious Death of Mike Turpin
The fate of a military broadcaster in Vietnam in 1972 still leaves doubts and questions
The Allies’ Billion-dollar Secret: The Proximity Fuze of World War II
An engineering triumph developed under strict wartime secrecy, the proximity fuze vastly increased the lethality of anti-aircraft guns and field artillery.
601 Reasons Not to Set Fires
When arsonists targeted Virginia City, Nevada, in early 1871, the 601 Vigilance Committee took decisive action
Antietam’s Cornfield Maelstrom
Antietam’s opening fight turned a field of crops into a scene of slaughter
An American Pilot’s Improbable Adventure in Occupied France
Joel McPherson's life changed the day he jumped out of his crippled P-47 and parachuted into a foreign land.
Dragon Lady Down: Crazy Night Landing in a U-2 Spyplane
Republic of China Air Force Major “Mike” Hua pulled off a nighttime dead-stick landing in an early U-2
How the B-25 Became the Ultimate Strafer of World War II
Armed to the teeth with machine guns and a 75mm cannon, B-25s played a key role in World War II as low-level bombers and strafers.
Freeda Hartzell: That Other ‘Champion Rifle Shot of the World’
Among those to follow in Annie Oakley's footsteps was trick-shooting prodigy Freeda Hartzell.
