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October 16, 2026The First Four to Land
The men who first came ashore on D-Day
October 9, 2026The Crisbecq Battery
The first German position to spot the Allied fleet on D-Day
October 2, 2026Operation Dynamo
The “Miracle of Dunkirk”
September 25, 2026Operation Bodyguard
The grand deception around D-Day
September 18, 2026The DUKW
The American “duck” that cannot fly but excels on land and in water
September 11, 2026Operation Magic Carpet
The daunting task of returning the troops home after WWII
September 4, 2026The Story of a 48-Star World War II Flag
Honoring the Greatest Generation in a special way
August 28, 2026Exercise Tiger
The dress rehearsal of D-Day gone terribly wrong
August 21, 2026Walking in the Footsteps of a D-Day Hero
Visiting Hill 191 after 82 years
August 14, 2026The Siege of Tobruk
The Italo-German siege that put Commonwealth troops to the test for 241 days
August 7, 2026The German Invasion of Norway
The battle for the iron ore and the access to the Atlantic Ocean
July 31, 2026The Jeep
The U.S. Army’s “Go Anywhere. Do Anything” vehicle
July 24, 2026Liberty Ships
The “ugly ducklings” that kept America’s allies in the game
July 17, 2026The M1 helmet
The “steel pot”
July 10, 2026OV-10 Bronco
The greatest American garage project?
July 3, 2026The Huey
The workhorse of Vietnam
June 26, 2026The Nissen Hut and Relatives
Housing an army on the cheap
June 19, 2026Landing Craft Tank
The giants of the landing craft family
June 12, 2026The 4th Infantry Division
“Steadfast and Loyal”
May 29, 2026Landing Craft Assault
The British way of hitting the shore
May 22, 2026The Bruneval Raid
Snagging a German radar set
May 15, 2026A Helmet Full of Beer
The story of Vincent Speranza and the Airborne Beer
April 17, 2026The Invasion of Iran
When Britain and the Soviets agreed
April 10, 2026The T-34
Russia’s savior
April 3, 2026Focke-Wulf Fw 190
The Butcher Bird
March 27, 2026Westmoreland
The man who lost Vietnam?
March 20, 2026A Village of Many Faces
The World War II guises of Hatfield Aerodrome
March 6, 2026Panzerfaust
Smashing armor
February 27, 2026Washington’s First Battle – Part II
The OTHER shot heard round the world
February 20, 2026Washington’s First Battle - Part I
The OTHER shot heard round the world
February 13, 2026Greenland and the United States – Part II
A relationship forged in war
February 6, 2026Greenland and the United States - Part I
A relationship forged in war
January 30, 2026Panzerschreck
The „German bazooka”
January 23, 2026Cobra King
“First in Bastogne”
December 26, 2025Japan’s Road to Pearl Harbor – Part II
Was the attack on America inevitable?
December 19, 2025Japan’s Road to Pearl Harbor - Part I
Was the attack on America inevitable?
December 12, 2025Churchill - Part II
The man Britain needed
December 5, 2025Churchill - Part I
The man Britain needed
November 20, 2025The Fighting Sons and Daughters – Part II
The serving children of leaders
November 13, 2025The MG 34 and 42
Germany’s universal machine guns
November 6, 2025America’s First Navy – Part II
The Continental Navy in the War of Independence
October 29, 2025Trick or Treat! (Mostly Trick)
Bewitching mysteries in World War II
October 21, 2025America’s First Navy – Part I
The Continental Navy in the War of Independence
October 16, 2025The cheeses of Normandy in- and outside World War II
A glimpse into the culinary world of the region beyond the invasion beaches
October 9, 2025SHAEF – Part II
Eisenhower’s men
October 2, 2025SHAEF - Part I
Eisenhower’s men
September 25, 2025Hollywood Goes to War – Part II
Hollywood celebrities in World War II
September 18, 2025The Bomb that Maneuvered
The sinking of the battleship Roma
September 11, 2025The First to the Skies
The Union Balloon Corps
September 4, 2025Factions of the Resistance – Part II
The groups that resisted
August 29, 2025Factions of the Resistance – Part I
The groups that fought back
August 22, 2025Tiger II
Fixing the Tiger
August 15, 2025The All American Division
The 82nd Airborne
August 7, 202511 Things You Didn’t Know About Lewis Nixon
Trivia about Dick Winter’s friend and fellow officer
August 1, 2025The Golden Talons
The 17th Airborne Division
July 24, 2025The Fighting Sons and Daughters – Part I
The serving children of leaders
July 17, 2025Kesselring – Part II
Uncle Albert in Italy
July 10, 2025Kesselring – Part I
The Uncle Albert of both the German army and air force
July 3, 2025The First to Die – Part II
The first American victims of the nation’s wars
June 26, 2025The Siege of Malta
The fortress island of the Mediterranean
June 19, 2025Capturing Caen – Part II
The slugging match of Normandy
June 12, 2025The First to Die – Part I
The first American victims of the nation’s wars
June 5, 2025Capturing Caen – Part I
The slugging match of Normandy
May 29, 2025The Big Red One
The 1st Infantry Division
May 22, 2025Zhukov
Russia’s star general
May 15, 2025The C-47
The ubiquitous Gooney Bird
May 9, 2025Hollywood Goes to War
Hollywood celebrities in World War II
April 30, 2025World War II guns in a galaxy far, far away
May the Fourth be with you!
April 25, 2025Tiger I
Roaring beast or lazy tabby?
April 17, 2025The Greco-Italian War
The first Axis setback
April 11, 2025Beating the Patient Weapon
Landmine removal in World War II
April 4, 2025The Patient Weapon
German landmines in World War II
March 28, 2025The Road to Anschluss
Nazi Germany’s first conquest
March 21, 2025Daniel Daly, double Medal of Honor recipient
The fightingest Marine
March 21, 2025Daniel Daly, double Medal of Honor recipient
The fightingest Marine
March 14, 2025Antis the Flying Dog
The German Shepherd and the Czech gunner who flew missions for Britain
March 5, 2025“Let slip the dogs of war”
America’s war dogs
February 28, 202513 things you didn't know about Dick Winters
Trivia about the commanding officer of the Band of Brothers
February 21, 2025The Winged Hussars of World War II
The Polish 1st Armoured Division
February 14, 2025The Battle of Kasserine Pass
America gets bloodied
February 7, 2025The People’s Car Goes to War
Volkswagen in World War II
January 31, 2025The Granville Raid
Victory in vain
January 24, 2025Omar Nelson Bradley
„The GI’s general
January 17, 2025The Hour of the Battle Babies
The battle of Elsenborn Ridge
January 10, 2025"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" Part II
The monarchs of occupied Europe
January 2, 2025"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown"
The monarchs of occupied Europe
December 20, 2024The Channel Islands in WWII
German boots on British soil
December 20, 2024The Channel Islands in WWII
German boots on British soil
December 13, 2024The Warsaw Uprising
Hope and Defeat
December 6, 2024Inside the Führerbunker
History, Architecture, and Legacy
November 29, 2024De Havilland Mosquito
The Wooden Wonder
November 15, 2024Inside the WWI Trenches: Warfare, Survival, and the Soldiers' Experience
The dreadful birthplace of a new form of war
November 8, 2024The Second Battle of El Alamein
The end of the beginning
November 1, 2024Preaching to the Other Choir
Radio propaganda in World War II
October 25, 2024The Sten Gun
Firepower on the cheap
October 18, 2024John Paul Jones – Part II
The Father of the U.S. Navy
October 11, 2024John Paul Jones
The Father of the U.S. Navy
October 4, 2024Giants Doomed to Failure
The Yamato-class
September 20, 2024Hatching the Eagle
The birth of the Luftwaffe
September 13, 2024The End of World War II
The signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender
August 30, 2024The Battle of Westerplatte
Poland's Thermopylae
August 23, 2024The StuG
Germany's premier not-a-tank
August 16, 2024Montgomery - Part II
In defeat, unbeatable; in victory, unbearable.
August 9, 2024Montgomery - Part I
In defeat, unbeatable; in victory, unbearable.
August 2, 2024"Flame all across Britain"
The Petroleum Warfare Department
July 25, 2024George C. Marshall
The organizer of victory
July 19, 2024Focke-Wulf Fw 190
The Butcher Bird
July 12, 2024Night of the Long Knives
Purging dissent within the Nazi Party
July 5, 2024The rank you hold
The origins of rank names
June 28, 2024The Supreme Commander – Part II
The career of Dwight D. Eisenhower
June 21, 2024The Supreme Commander – Part I
The career of Dwight D. Eisenhower
June 14, 2024The Battle of Villers-Bocage
Freezing the frontline in Normandy
June 7, 2024The Waco CG-4 glider
On silent wings
May 31, 2024Hunting the Bismarck – Part II
The first and last voyage of the German icon
May 24, 2024Hunting the Bismarck – Part I
The first and last voyage of the German icon
May 17, 2024Rudolf Hess – Part II
The Nazi who tried to end the war single-handedly
May 10, 2024Rudolf Hess – Part I
The Nazi who tried to end the war single-handedly
May 3, 2024The M8 Greyhound
America's armored car
May 1, 2024The heartbreaking photo that won the hearts and minds of Americans
April 26, 2024Yamamoto - Part II
The man behind Pearl Harbor
April 19, 2024Yamamoto - Part I
The man behind Pearl Harbor
April 17, 2024Why did the U.S. declare war on Germany in WWI?
April 12, 2024Operation Pluto
(Not) Supplying D-Day with fuel
April 5, 2024The B-17 Flying Fortress
The Flying Fortress that bombed Fortress Europe
March 28, 2024Chuck Yeager
The first to race sound and win
March 22, 2024The Battle of the Beams
Riding the radio waves
March 14, 2024The P-51 Mustang
The bombers' Little Friend
March 8, 2024Spring Awakening
Hitler’s last offensive
March 1, 2024The Medal of Honor
America’s highest military decoration
February 23, 2024Presidents who served - Part II
Future and former presidents in the military
February 16, 2024Presidents who served – Part I
Future and former presidents in the military
February 9, 2024Audie Murphy
The most decorated American soldier of World War II
February 2, 2024The secrets of Lend-Lease
Trivia about the program that kept the Allies alive
January 26, 2024To give name to the fallen
The Graves Registration Service
January 19, 2024Avro Lancaster
The not-so-gentle giant
January 12, 2024The war crimes of Joachim Peiper
The poster boy of the Waffen-SS
January 5, 2024The guns of John Browning
The father of modern firearms
December 29, 2023The M3 Medium Tank
A good enough tank for the time being
December 22, 2023800 dead on Christmas Eve
The sinking of the SS Léopoldville
December 15, 2023The man who said "Nuts!"
General Anthony McAuliffe
December 8, 2023Donald Duck goes to war
Walt Disney in World War II
December 1, 2023The lethal strike of Typhoon Cobra
The storm that caused more damage than battle
November 24, 2023The Dowding system
Victory by information
November 17, 2023General “Vinegar Joe” Stilwell
The right man in the wrong place?
November 10, 2023The F4U Corsair
From failure to greatness
November 3, 2023The weather war
Shots fired for a better forecast
October 27, 2023Douglas MacArthur – Part II
The American Caesar
October 20, 2023Douglas MacArthur – Part I
The American Caesar
October 13, 2023The Sea Lion that sank
Operation Seelöwe
October 6, 2023The Bf 109
Germany’s knife in the air
September 29, 2023William Slim – from defeat to victory
The finest general World War II produced
September 22, 2023Feeding an army
U.S. Army rations in World War II and before
September 15, 2023Operation Market Garden
A 90% success
September 8, 2023900 days of starvation
The siege of Leningrad
September 1, 2023Stories of Poland’s fall
Stories true and false of the first invasion of World War II
August 25, 2023The Liberation of Paris
Is Paris burning?
August 17, 2023“The last of the World War II heroic generals”
The service of General Maxwell Taylor
August 11, 2023How to kill a Panzer
The evolution of American tank destroyers
August 4, 2023The Huisnes-sur-Mer German military cemetery
The mausoleum of dark secrets
July 28, 2023“The Army’s architect”
General Leslie J. McNair
July 21, 2023The Cobra strikes
Operation Cobra
July 14, 2023The Battle of Castle Itter
Enemies fighting side by side
July 7, 2023The largest tank battle in history
The Battle of Kursk
June 29, 2023The terror that lingers
Post-traumatic stress disorder in war
June 23, 2023The Old Man and War
Ernest Hemingway’s wartime service
June 16, 2023Just what is a “D-Day,” exactly?
The origins of the phrase
June 9, 2023Taking Pegasus Bridge
The most famous glider operation of World War II
June 2, 2023Lord Mountbatten
Shaping the British Empire, for better or worse
May 26, 2023The Higgins boat
The boat that won the war
May 19, 2023The Dambusters Raid
After me, the flood
May 12, 2023Operation Benjamin
Ensuring the appropriate resting place for Jewish American soldiers
May 5, 2023The Battle of Castle Itter
Enemies fighting side by side
April 28, 2023Operation Mincemeat
The ruse swallowed rod, line and sinker
April 21, 2023Supermarine Spitfire
The British legend
April 14, 2023The General of the Armies
The career of John Pershing
April 7, 2023The Battle of Drøbak Sound
Either I will be decorated or I will be court martialed
March 31, 2023The afterlife of a Band of Brothers Tour
The story of Joseph Neri
March 24, 2023The Tube as a shelter
How London's Underground stations saved lives during the Blitz
March 17, 2023General Mark Clark
The controversial conqueror of Rome
March 9, 2023The Bari air raid
Poison on the water
March 3, 2023"Time will not dim the glory of their deeds."
One hundred years of the American Battle Monuments Commission
February 24, 2023The B-26 Marauder
The Widowmaker
February 17, 2023The Cromwell tank
How the jumping tank came about
February 10, 2023The rivalry between Montgomery and Patton
The unofficial race for Messina
February 3, 2023The field marshal who surrendered
Field Marshal Paulus at Stalingrad
February 3, 2023The field marshal who surrendered
Field Marshal Paulus at Stalingrad
January 27, 2023Tony Vaccaro's life of war and fame
The photographer who witnessed World War II up close
January 20, 2023Anzio: “a vain-glorious blunder”
The controversial Allied landings near Rome
January 13, 2023Hidden stories of the Battle of the Bulge
9 lesser-known facts about the battle
January 6, 2023The American half-track
The M3 half-track and its large family
December 30, 2022The Browning .50 cal
Ma deuce
December 23, 2022The wars of George S. Patton
The service of America’s most colorful general
December 16, 2022To the German Commander: N U T S !
The story of McAuliffe’s famous reply at Bastogne
December 9, 2022Medals of Honor at Pearl Harbor
The men who earned the highest decoration on the Day of Infamy
December 2, 2022Planning World War II – Part 2
The Allied war conferences
November 25, 2022Planning World War II – Part 1
The Allied war conferences
November 18, 2022Kristallnacht
The Holocaust begins
November 4, 2022Hitler’s fireman
The career and death of General Walter Model
October 28, 2022The ship types of World War II
The origins of WWII vessels
October 21, 2022The Rangers in the South
The U.S. Army Rangers in Africa and Italy
October 14, 2022The sinking of PT-109
John F. Kennedy’s shipwreck and rescue in the Pacific
October 7, 2022Birth of the Army Rangers
A tradition older than the nation
September 30, 2022USS Robin, the carrier that never was
Britain’s helping hand in America’s time of need
September 23, 2022WW2 veteran on our tour
Update from a special Band of Brothers Tour - Part 2
September 16, 2022WW2 veteran on our tour
Update from a special Band of Brothers Tour - Part 1
September 9, 2022Rescuing Mussolini
The Nazi raid to liberate the Duce
August 26, 2022The Screaming Eagles
The history of the 101st Airborne Division
August 19, 2022The Dieppe Raid
A necessary evil?
August 12, 2022Badass paratrooper or war criminal?
Ronald „Sparky Speirs
August 5, 2022The "devil boats" of America
The Patrol Torpedo Boat
July 29, 2022The liberation of Mont-Saint-Michel
History’s smallest liberation army
July 22, 2022The American war hero who also saved Korea
General Matthew Ridgway
July 15, 2022Ushering in the jet age
The Messerschmitt Me 262
July 8, 2022"Survival cannot be expected"
The Battle off Samar
July 1, 2022The “Widowmaker”
The B-26 Marauder
June 24, 2022Dick Winters' first battle
Textbook tactics – Brécourt Manor
June 17, 2022"It took airborne soldiers to do this"
Crossing the La Fiére causeway
June 17, 2022"It took airborne soldiers to do this"
Crossing the La Fiére causeway
June 10, 2022Cole's bayonet charge
Going down Purple Heart Lane
June 3, 2022Jumping into chaos
The paratrooper jumps into Normandy
May 27, 2022The “anti-tank crossbow”
The PIAT
May 20, 2022Jumping into Normandy
The equipment and vehicles of airborne troopers
May 13, 2022The last days of a dictator
Mussolini's execution
May 6, 2022What's in a code name?
The birth and development of operation code names
April 29, 2022The liberation of Dachau
Nothing you can put in words would adequately describe what I saw there.
April 22, 2022The tortoise in the race
The Churchill tank
April 20, 2022America strikes back
The Doolittle Raid
April 14, 2022A heavyweight big cat
The Sturmtiger
April 8, 2022The man with iron will and metal teeth
Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky
April 8, 2022The man with iron will and metal teeth
Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky
April 4, 2022Returning to normal in the post-COVID age
April 1, 2022When April Fools go to war
Pranking the enemy (or your own side)
March 30, 2022"The greatest raid of all"
The St Nazaire raid
March 23, 2022The real Great Escape
The history behind the popular war movie
March 18, 2022The cutest military utility vehicle
The M29 Weasel
March 11, 2022The German workhorse: Panzer IV
Germany's most numerous tank
March 9, 2022With a tank and a smile
General Jacob Devers
March 7, 2022The princess spy
The life and death of Noor Inayat Khan
February 23, 2022The M4 Sherman
The myths and reality of the iconic tank
February 18, 2022The soundtrack of the Greatest Generation
Glenn Miller helped the war effort with his music
February 13, 2022Razing Monte Cassino
The bombing of the medieval abbey in World War II
February 9, 2022The Tiger of Malaya
General Tomoyuki Yamashita and the legal principle named after him
February 4, 2022Rosie the Riveter and her sisters
The multiple identities of the famous figure
January 28, 2022The deadliest maritime disaster in history
The sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff during Operation Hannibal
January 26, 2022Like lightning from a clear sky
The P-38 Lightning
January 19, 2022Becoming Führer
Hitler's rise to power in Germany
January 14, 2022The Griffin that didn’t fly
The daring German false flag operation during the Battle of the Bulge
January 12, 2022The Hitler family feud
Hitler's nephew who turned against his uncle
January 7, 2022The painkiller of battlefields
Morphine
January 5, 2022Superspy killed first at age 12
Fritz Duquesne and the largest spy ring ever captured in America
December 31, 2021Infantry in drag
Cross-dressing German soldiers of WWII
December 29, 2021The Angels of Bastogne
The two legendary nurses of the Bulge and the doctor they had helped
December 22, 2021A Christmas miracle in the Ardennes
The small truce negotiated by a mother
December 17, 2021The Battalion lost 154 on D-Day+1
Normandy sites reborn amidst the pandemic – Issue Nr. 5
December 13, 2021Wojtek, the soldier bear
The Polish army's most unusual private
December 9, 2021The monuments of Utah Beach
Normandy sites reborn amidst the pandemic – Issue Nr. 4
December 7, 2021Predicting Pearl Harbor
The American commanders who predicted what might happen
December 6, 2021The last Easy Company officer passing away
Remembering Colonel Edward D. Shames
December 3, 2021Wargames
This is no ordinary sort of game, this is schooling for war!
December 3, 2021Wargames
This is no ordinary sort of game, this is schooling for war!
December 1, 2021The Utah Beach Museum
Normandy sites reborn amidst the pandemic – Issue Nr.3
November 26, 2021General "Lightning" Joe Collins
The general who made a name for himself in two theaters
November 24, 2021The Bazooka
A tank-killing stovepipe
November 19, 2021The duel of HMAS Sydney and Kormoran
In fatal embrace
November 17, 2021The pioneering attack on Taranto
Italy's Pearl Harbor
November 12, 2021Thanksgiving during World War II
How Thanksgiving was celebrated at home and in the trenches
November 10, 2021The carpenter who almost killed Hitler
Georg Elser
November 10, 2021The carpenter who almost killed Hitler
Georg Elser
November 5, 2021The Kettenkrad
The marriage of a motorcycle and a half-track
November 3, 2021America's politics before World War II
From neutrality to taking sides
October 29, 2021The FG42 paratrooper rifle
A paratrooper’s dream, an engineer’s nightmare
October 25, 2021Normandy sites reborn amidst the pandemic – Issue Nr.2
The Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mère-Église
October 22, 2021The medieval Band of Brothers
The historical battle that inspired the moniker
October 20, 2021The Bailey bridge
A war-winning instant bridge
October 18, 2021Normandy sites reborn amidst the pandemic
The sight where The Longest Day movie was shot
October 15, 2021Old Abe, the original Screaming Eagle
The real eagle on the 101st Airborne's insignia
October 12, 2021The service of General Norman Cota
The oldest man on Omaha Beach
October 8, 2021The story of Adidas and Puma
The factory of running shoes and rocket launchers
October 5, 2021A war crime in any language
Translating the Nuremberg Trials
October 1, 2021Hobart’s Funnies
Funny killing machines
September 28, 2021"Terrible" Terry, the bad boy general
The rise, downfall, and second rise of General Terry Allen
September 24, 2021The Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife
Kill or be killed
September 21, 2021America's bloody blunder in Europe
The battle of Hürtgen Forest
September 17, 2021The German war cemetery of reconciliation
The largest German war cemetery in Normandy
September 14, 2021The .30 cal Browning
John Browning's iconic medium machine gun
September 10, 2021The Stahlhelm
An iconic helmet from the 20th century
September 7, 2021The Benelux states in World War II
Under German occupation in Western Europe
September 3, 2021The Liberation of Paris
Is Paris burning?
August 31, 2021The Falaise pocket
The corridor of death
August 27, 2021The Dieppe Raid
A necessary evil?
August 24, 2021The Browning Automatic Rifle
A gun looking for a job
August 20, 2021Operation Dragoon
The Champagne Campaign
August 17, 2021The Jewel Voice Broadcast
The emperor's voice and the soldiers who tried to silence it
August 17, 2021The Jewel Voice Broadcast
The emperor's voice and the soldiers who tried to silence it
August 13, 2021The Dirlewanger Brigade
The real-life manifestation of true evil?
August 12, 2021Anne Frank
The diarist girl in the attic
August 12, 2021Silverplate
Getting the A-bomb there
August 6, 2021The liberation of Mont-Saint-Michel
History’s smallest liberation army
August 3, 2021The 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
Germany wins gold in propaganda
July 27, 2021The Potsdam Conference & Declaration
The alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction.
July 20, 2021Valkyrie
Hitler's close brush with death
July 16, 2021The Thompson submachine gun
From the streets of Chicago to the battlefields
July 13, 2021The liberation of Dachau
Nothing you can put in words would adequately describe what I saw there.
July 9, 2021James M. Gavin, the “Jumping General”
First out of the airplane door and last in the chow line
July 2, 2021The liberation of Cherbourg
Capturing the first deep-water port in Normandy
June 29, 2021The accomplishments and legacy of the Desert Fox
Erwin Rommel: war or propaganda hero?
June 25, 2021Deception on D-Day
The attack of the paradummies
June 22, 2021The M1 Garand rifle
The greatest battle implement ever devised
June 18, 2021The Goliath
The remote-controlled demolition vehicle that inspired today’s unmanned ground vehicles
June 15, 2021Germany's V-1 vengeance weapon
The deadly doodlebug
June 11, 2021The Crisbecq battery
The first German position to spot the Allied fleet on D-Day
June 8, 2021The Martyr Village of Oradour-sur-Glane
Where only six survived the Nazi massacre
June 4, 2021Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, Jr.
The oldest man in the first wave on D-Day
June 1, 2021The first four to land
The men who first came ashore on D-Day
May 26, 2021The “Miracle of Dunkirk”
Operation Dynamo
May 19, 2021Operation Bodyguard
The grand deception around D-Day
May 12, 2021the American “duck”
The engineering feat that revolutionized the landing process
May 4, 2021Operation Magic Carpet
The dauting task of returning the troops home after WWII
April 28, 2021Exercise Tiger
The dress rehearsal of D-Day gone terribly wrong
April 16, 2021The Siege of Tobruk
The Italo-German siege that put Commonwealth troops to the test for 241 days
April 13, 2021Prince Philip, war hero
A tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh with a recollection of his wartime service
April 9, 2021The German invasion of Norway
The battle for the iron ore and the access to the Atlantic Ocean
April 6, 2021The Jeep
The U.S. Army’s Go Anywhere. Do Anything vehicle and the race against time to develop it
April 2, 2021Easter in World War II
During this hopeful time of the year, we would like to wish a peaceful and blessed Easter to all of our readers and subscribers.
March 30, 2021Pointe du Hoc
Rangers lead the way!- Nazi Germany had been preparing for an assault since 1942, calling for the construction of the 1,900-mile-long Atlantic Wall
March 24, 2021Liberty Ships
With the Third Reich's attack on Great Britain in 1940, the British could no longer produce ships.
March 17, 2021The M1 helmet, the “steel pot”
An iconic piece of American military history that saved thousands of lives
March 5, 2021D-Day commemorations in Normandy
Nowhere in the world are veterans honored as sincerely as in Normandy during the D-Day commemorations.