The heroic American stand at the towns of Krinkelt and Rocherath slowed the German advance in the Battle of the Bulge.
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Jimmy Doolittle and the Strike that Shocked Japan
Led by legendary flier Jimmy Doolittle, 16 U.S. Army B-25 bombers broke through Japanese defenses on April 18, 1942, to strike Tokyo and other cities in broad daylight. The daring and dramatic raid stunned Japan, revived American morale, and signaled a new course for the Pacific War.
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Raid on St. Nazaire: Operation Chariot During World War II
The British raid on St. Nazaire, France, in 1942 was a display of cunning and skill overcoming limited resources–eliminating a vital German port facility and cementing the commandos’ reputation as redoubtable fighters.
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Stonewall Jackson’s Last Days
Dr. Hunter McGuire, Stonewall Jackson’s 27-year-old medical director, chronicled the general’s last days.
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America’s Civil War: Savage Skirmish Near Sharpsburg
With Robert E. Lee’s wily Confederates waiting somewhere in the vicinity of Antietam Creek, Union General George McClellan ordered I Corps commander Joseph Hooker to advance and turn the Rebel flank. But McClellan, for once, was too quick to move, and Hooker soon found himself in an unexpectedly vicious fight.
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Second Battle of Winchester: Richard Ewell Takes Command
One month after Stonewall Jackson’s death at Chancellorsville, Robert E. Lee turned to Stonewall’s trusted lieutenant, Richard Ewell, to cover his invasion of the North. Was ‘Old Bald Head’ up to the challenge?
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America’s Civil War: XI Corps Fight During the Chancellorsville Campaign
Disliked and distrusted by their comrades in the Army of the Potomac, the men of the XI Corps would find their reputation further damaged by a twilight encounter with Stonewall Jackson’s troops in the dark woods at Chancellorsville.
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Battle of Chancellorsville: Day One
New Union commander ‘Fighting Joe’ Hooker planned to encircle Robert E. Lee at the Virginia crossroads hamlet of Chancellorsville. The plan seemed to be working perfectly, until….
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The Women’s Air Raid Defense: Protecting the Hawaiian Islands
In the dark days after Pearl Harbor, many of the islands’ young women joined the Women’s Air Raid Defense to help prevent another disaster.
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Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett: First to Fly over the North Pole
The Fokker Trimotor Josephine Ford survived mishaps and beat fierce competition to be the first aircraft to fly over the top of the world, carrying Richard E. Byrd into history.