On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched the biggest seaborne invasion in history in a gamble that would determine the course of the war
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Supreme Court OK’d Deporting Japanese-American Citizens to the Desert
Repudiated decision upheld presidential power to counter perceived national security threats
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Daily Quiz for June 6, 2019
The US Army General was called a “brave peacock”.
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I Stormed Ashore With LIFE Magazine Photographer Robert Capa on D-Day — and Ended Up in These Landing Photos
A G.I. recalls storming Omaha beach, where he waded into the water—and the famous combat photographer’s viewfinder.
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Daily Quiz for June 5, 2019
This US military service suffered the highest causality rate of World War Two.
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This Week In History: The Battle of Castle Itter
One German army officer in Austria, Major Josef Gangl, had chosen to defy orders to retreat in order to protect local civilians from such reprisals.
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This Week In History: The 1804 Lewis and Clark Expedition
The now-famous Lewis and Clark Expedition was conducted as the Corps of Discovery, a special unit of the United States Army.
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Slaves Forced to Serve Confederate Army Had to Choose Freedom or Family
Many blacks who entered Pennsylvania with the Army of Northern Virginia escaped—but many accepted bondage as the price of contact with loved ones.
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How the Civil War Gave Birth to Modern Journalism
Technological changes and lust for battle news made way for mass-circulation print media.
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One of the Most Decorated Veterans of All Time: David H. Hackworth
The record for combat decorations in Vietnam