World War II saw three U.S. Army Air Forces fighters of consequence: everybody’s favorite, the North American P-51; the remarkable Lockheed P-38; and the absurdly large Republic P-47.
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American Outpost at Japan’s Front Door
Remote Pacific Islands attracted settlers who dreamed of annexation
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Sabre Ace Race: Deadly Contest in Korea’s Skies
A dangerous contest developed over Korea to determine who would emerge from the war as America’s top fighter pilot.
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Why Martinsburg Remained Blue in Red Virginia
Martinsburg’s Unionist passion was so unshakable, Confederates resorted to calling the key western Virginia town ‘little Massachusetts.’
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Navy Ship to be Named After Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient
“One of the hardest things about the medal is that you’re really not allowed to forget about it.”
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Battle of the Mounts: Two of the Civil War’s Fiercest Cavalry Commanders Face Off
In June 1864 two of the Civil War’s fiercest cavalry commanders faced off at Trevilian Station, Virginia.
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Skeletons in Buckskin at the Alamo
The murky fate of the Texian dead grows murkier after human remains turn up inside the famed San Antonio mission chapel
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Hero’s Welcome for James Longstreet at Gettysburg Ends in Near Deadly Disaster
At Gettysburg’s 1888 grand reunion, Confederate outcast James Longstreet turned man of the hour. but his memory tour was almost fatal
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Impeachable Offenses: How High the Crime
When trying to try officials, the unanswered question is whether the act is criminal
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‘Ernie was one of us’
Ernie Pyle covered World War II from a soldier’s-eye view. Millions of loyal readers devoured every word.