On a clandestine mission, American paratroopers displayed courage and initiative against long odds.
By Douglas J. Roberts II
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Operation Nordwind: US Army’s 42nd Infantry Division Stood its Ground During World War II
In January 1945, Adolf Hitler proposed a last-ditch effort to break through Allied lines.
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Charles de Gaulle: Wartime Leader of France
Charles de Gaulle — wartime leader of France- – was both the savior of his people and a political opportunist.
By Patrick Johnson
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Firsthand Account of U.S. Army’s 8th Tank Battalion’s Daring Moselle Crossing During World War II
Undaunted by the expanse of the Moselle River, the tankers of the 4th Armored Division’s spearhead literally forged ahead in a most unusual manner.
By Brig. Gen. Albin F. Irzyk, U.S. Army (ret.)
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Battle of Velikiye Luki: Surrounded in the Snow
Encircled in the vital city of Velikiye Luki, the German Ninth Army made the Soviets pay dearly for its capture.
By William A. Webb
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German 10th Panzer Division’s Eastern Front Offensive Near Vyasma During World War II
In an amazing feat of arms, the fast-moving German 10th Panzer Division closed the noose around 55 Soviet divisions near Vyasma in October 1941.
By Russel H.S. Stolfi
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Battle of the Komandorski Islands: Close Call in the Aleutians During World War II
Fortitude and luck saved an American heavy cruiser from Japanese fire in the Battle of the Komandorski Islands.
By Michael Morgan
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Battle of Saipan
U.S. forces gained control of the strategically important island when a brutal Japanese suicide attack failed.
By Francis A. O’Brien
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Battle of Antietam: Two Great American Armies Engage in Combat
The opposing armies at Antietam were two very different forces commanded by two very different men.
By Ted Alexander
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Nathan Bedford Forrest
Outside a Kentucky town in December 1861, a Confederate lieutenant colonel makes his debut as a red-faced, saber-swinging terror — and battlefield genius. His name is Nathan Bedford Forrest.
By William J. Stier