Today in War History
· 1861, Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law
· 1970, F-14 first flight
· 1988, Antonov An-225 Mriya first flight
· 1945, George S. Patton dies
Featured
‘Mad Mike’ Hoare: The Irish Major Turned World-Famous Mercenary
· Facts About the Purple Heart, the Oldest Military Decoration Still Presented to US Service Members
· ‘Area 52’ Veterans Call Out US Government for Refusing to Acknowledge Health Issues Caused By Radiation Exposure
· INTERVIEW: William Sturkey Discusses His New Book About MoH Recipient and War Hero Roy Benavidez
Guest Authors
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum Embarking on Project to Reconstruct WWII-Era Fairey Barracuda
· The British Army Took Over the Village of Tyneham to Prepare for D-Day
· Museum Releases Promotional Booklet Ahead of ‘The Third Man’ Film Anniversary
· St. Ermin’s Hotel: The London Hotel Favorited By Spies
World War 2
· George Ray Tweed: The Man Who Evaded the Japanese on Guam for Over Two Years
· Jacklyn Lucas: The 17-Year-Old MoH Recipient Who Threw Himself on Two Grenades to Save His Comrades on Iwo Jima
· Operation Catechism: Demise of the German Battleship Tirpitz
· Descendant of Alaskan Native Leader Calls for Japan to Pay Reparations for 1942 Aleutian Islands Invasion
· USS Mason (DE-529): ‘Eleanor’s Folly’ Helped Break Racial Barriers in the US Navy
Cold War
NASA Accidentally Rediscovers Cold War-Era Military Base Beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheet
· Operation Deep Freeze: The Cold War-Era Antarctic Expedition That Kickstarted Decades of Research
· Operation Argus: The US Military’s Attempt to Block Soviet Attacks With Artificial Radiation Belts
· The True Story Behind the Cold War’s Most Iconic Photograph
Vietnam War
