French Expansion in Asia – Franco-Siamese War of 1893
In the late 1800s, France, Britain, and Russia were all pushing to exert control in Asia. Britain was well established in India and France had control…
Recovery on Rails: Ambulance Trains of World War One
During the First World War, both sides suffered horrifying numbers of casualties. War on an industrial scale left hundreds of thousands of men in desperate…
Closing the Falaise Gap in WWII – Dramatic Achievement or Missed Opportunity?
The closing of the Falaise gap was one of the most dramatic moments in the Second World War. Allied troops cut off a large part…
Navajo Code Talker Marine & Purple Heart Recipient Passes Away at 94
Samuel Tom Holiday was well into his senior years before his friends and family had any idea how much he had contributed to the Allied…
Part of USS Arizona Memorial will move Texas Panhandle
The painstakingly-reconstructed wreckage of the USS Arizona, sunk at anchor by Japanese aircraft during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, is being relocated…
Superior Equipment Not Enough for Germans in Battle for Normandy
Following D-Day, the Allies fought a grueling battle against German forces in Normandy. It was a fight whose outcome would determine the course of the…
The Bonds of War – Nurse’s Diaries of WWI
For hundreds of years, women have served different roles inside and outside of the home; it may surprise you to learn that the same is…
Remembering WWII’s “Forgotten Army”
During World War II, Burmese citizens fought in what some consider to be the most successful guerrilla campaign of the war. Thousands of Burmese assisted…
The Bataan Death March Helped Fuel Support for Atomic Bomb
Americans didn’t learn of the Bataan Death March and the atrocities associated with the 1942 Japanese conquest of Luzon until January 28, 1944, when newspapers…
Wolf Pack Leader Who Sank 25 Ships in US Waters Passes Away at 105
The list of surviving World War II veterans is getting shorter and shorter. On June 9, 2018, Korvettenkapitän Reinhard Hardegen, the last surviving U-boat Commander…
“Beetle in an Anthill” – the Mad, Desperate Breakout of a Lone T-28 Tank in Occupied Minsk
In May 1945, American troops captured Rudolf Hale, a German major in the Second World War. During the interrogation, he told that in 1941 he…
Defense of Breslau – Germany’s Fight to the Bitter End
The German town of Breslau – now Wrocław in western Poland – lay untouched by combat for most of the Second World War. But as…