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A 16mm Kodachrome home movie shows the exuberance in Wakiki when word of the Japanese surrender arrived in 1945. More. |
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Although the U.S. Army had state-of-the-art combined arms doctrine on paper, it had not practiced it as well as needed in live training exercises. More. |
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History is tidal, but it is also the swimmer swimming against the tide, and it is also a bit of blind chance, with all three of them balanced on the edge of a blade.
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Did a Japanese mini-sub launch a torpedo which struck a battleship during the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941? That is the premise of a new episode of NOVA, the prestigious science program on PBS. More. |
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Bing Crosby said a few things on the Dec. 21, 1944, broadcast of the Kraft Music Hall that still resonate true today. More. |
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Instilling a love of history requires more than names and dates - it means finding personal connections and relevance. More. |
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Why didn't Hitler have his military use poison gas against cities or troop formations, when he showed no other sign of restraint? More. |
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Paul Davis wraps up his interview with author Ben Macintyre by asking him about the similarities between Agent Zigzag and James Bond. More. |
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One of WWII's great stories was the amazing experience of Ensign George H. Gay, Jr. of Waco, Texas, pilot of a Devastator torpedo bomber at Midway. More. |
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In Part II of Paul Davis' interview with author Ben Macintyre we learn that good and evil are not mutually exclusive qualities. More. |
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World War II double-agent Eddie Chapman, aka, Agent ZigZag was all the things a spy should be: dishonest, selfish, opportunistic, manipulative, brave, charming and surprisingly, generous. More. |
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There are hundreds of little-known stories from WWII that would make for great drama. One of them took place in the wilds of Borneo in 1944–45 and is told in the documentary 'The Airmen and the Headhunters' on PBS. More. |
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On Veterans Day, why not read some letters written during wartime? More. |
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Flying a bomber over Nazi-occupied Europe was by its nature a dangerous business, but some of the problems might have been avoidable. More. |
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Romantic images of handsome flyboys sailing off into the "wild blue yonder,” dropping their bombs on the Nazis, and returning to base for a well-deserved Scotch don't take into account the high American casualty rate over Europe in WWII. More. |
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Was LTC L. W. Andrew's decision to withdraw his New Zealand battalion from Hill 107 during the Crete campaign incompetence or cowardice - or neither? More. |
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Benito Mussolini is widely regarded as the clown prince of World War II, a buffoon whose 'leadership' led Italy to disaster - but that overlooks the effects he and his nation had on the war. More. |
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Thankfully, the British government could not stop the publication of Secret Wars: One Hundred Years of British Intelligence Inside MI5 and MI6. More. |
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I was pretty hard last week on Admiral William F. Halsey (see “Halsey in the Dock,” September 20th, 2009). So let me, in my best scholarly-historian “on the one hand, on the other hand” fashion, make a case for a commander like the Bull. More. |
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Did the very qualities that made tough-talking, hard-fighting Admiral William F. (“Bull”) Halsey a hero also cause his undoing? More. |
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Motor torpedo boats built by the Japanese were more of a threat to their crews than to the enemy, falling apart about as fast as they were built. More. |
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The Luftwaffe's stunning reverse in the air over Poland needed covering up, particularly from Germany's own population and ground forces. It would hardly have inspired confidence to learn that the Luftwaffe had outnumbered its opponent by 4:1 in its first serious outing, had superior aircraft, and had been humiliated. More. |
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While touring Omaha Beach with a group of West Point cadets, epiphany followed epiphany. More. |
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Polish horse cavalry charging German panzers during World War II is a myth – but it is one of that war's most enduring myths. More. |
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