Lillian Russell Singer and actress Lillian Russell was born Helen Louise Leonard on December […]
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Aerial Gunners made the B-17 a “Flying Fortress”
B-17 Flying Fortress Waist Gunner SSgt. Robert L. Taylor Ankle-deep in spent shell casings […]
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Battle of Gettysburg and American Mythology
Much of what Americans believe about Gettysburg is myth, but their flawed knowledge of the battle nevertheless serves to sanctify their national memory of the fight.
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Dick Winters: Reflections From Major Winters Of Easy Company
Major Richard ‘Dick’ Winters of ‘Band of Brothers’ fame speaks candidly about the men and actions of Easy Company and reflects on D-Day and the lessons he learned about leadership.
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World War II: Who is the Face in the Surf In Robert Capa’s Photo from ‘Bloody Omaha.’
For 60 years Hu Riley has believed that he was the mystery soldier struggling through the surf in Robert Capa’s iconic image from ‘Bloody Omaha.’ There is a good case to be made.
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Double Agent’s D-Day Victory
A double agent code-named ‘Garbo’ led Adolf Hitler to believe that the Normandy invasion was just a diversion.
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Interview: First Sgt. Leonard Lomell and Sgt. Jack Kuhn / Two U.S. 2nd Ranger Battalion Members Describe the Attack at Pointe-du-Hoc
U.S. Army General Omar Bradley described the attack on the German gun battery at Pointe-du-Hoc on D-Day as the most difficult mission he had ever given any soldiers in his command. Despite the tremendous odds against them, the U.S. Rangers managed to accomplish that mission.
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D-Day: The Beginning of the End for Nazi Germany
A perilous airborne strike and the mightiest assemblage of seaborne power yet seen heralded the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.
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Operation Cobra: Panzer Commander Fritz Langanker’s Struggle Out of Roncey Pocket
In July 1944, panzer commander Fritz Langanke struggled to guide his tank out of the Roncey Pocket and the maelstrom enveloping German forces trapped in it.
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Picture of the Day: December 1
The Salvation Army What began as a family mission in East London in 1865 […]