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Allied Engineers Cross The Rhine: The Tables Are Turned as Germany Gets Invaded

In: WW II History

By: Jim Osborn

The Battle of the Pyramids: Napoleon's Defeat of Mamluk Forces of Murad and Ibrahim Bey 1798

In: Military History (general)

By: Grant Sebastian Nell

Book Review: God Isn't Here: A Unique World War II Memoir About Surviving Combat Fatigue

In: WW II History

By: Gary W Toyn

Victoria Cross: Only 1,356 VCs have been awarded.

In: Military History (general)

By: William Silvester

Edith Cavell: The English Nurse Executed in the First World War

In: WW I History

By: Martin Gosling

Magazine: Yank, The Army Weekly: World War II Tabloid Was Staffed Exclusively by American Soldiers

In: WW II History

By: William J. Felchner

Russian Military Aggression Costly: Joseph Stalin, The Man of Steel

In: WW II History

By: Jim Osborn

Turning the Tide in World War II: El Alamein, Stalingrad, and the Atlantic

In: WW II History

By: David Hornestay

Gen. Mansfield Lovell, CSA: A Confederate general who retired in New York City.

In: Military History (general)

By: Harlan Whatley

Gen. Archibald Gracie, CSA: A New York native who led the 43rd Alabama regiment in the Civil War

In: Military History (general)

By: Harlan Whatley

U-Boat Menace Ended by Technology: Winston Churchill finds a Solution to U-Boat Devastation

In: WW II History

By: Jim Osborn

Hitler's Sea Wolves: Wolf packs of U-boats create a Graveyard in the Atlantic

In: WW II History

By: Jim Osborn

Admiral Lord Nelson's Wounds: How the Hero of Trafalgar lost his Arm and the Sight in One Eye

In: Military History (general)

By: Martin Gosling

The P-51 Mustang: The War-Bird that defeated the Luftwaffe!

In: WW II History

By: Jim Osborn

More VCASNY History: History of the VCASNY and the Military Society of the War of 1812.

In: Military History (general)

By: Harlan Whatley

10th Hussars Charge at Benavente: A Classic Cavalry Skirmish during the Corruna Campaign of 1808-09

In: Military History (general)

By: Martin Gosling

The Junkers 87 Dive Bomber (1935): A New & Deadly Form of Warfare Emerges.

In: WW II History

By: Jim Osborn

Battle of Pell's Point (Pelham): A pivotal conflict for the Colonials in the American Revolution.

In: Colonial Wars

By: Harlan Whatley

Japanese Attacks on American Soil: Attempted Bombings of the U.S. During World War II

In: WW II History

By: Feature Writer Isaac M. McPhee

The Tuskegee Airmen: The first African-American fighter pilots in the US Army Air Corps.

In: Military History (general)

By: Harlan Whatley

Wilhelm I and the Potsdam Giants: The King of Prussia and his Love of Tall Men

In: Military History (general)

By: Feature Writer Isaac M. McPhee

The Chesapeake and the Shannon: For Free Trade and Sailors Rights the US Went to War with Britain

In: Military History (general)

By: Martin Gosling

NYC's Oldest Artillery Regiment: The History of the VCASNY

In: Military History (general)

By: Harlan Whatley

79th New York "Highlanders": NYC's Scottish Regiment in the American Civil War

In: Military History (general)

By: Harlan Whatley

Great Britain's "Project Habakkuk": One of the More Unusual Ideas to Come Out Of World War II

In: WW II History

By: Feature Writer Isaac M. McPhee

Writer James Jones & World War II: From Here to Eternity Author's Experiences Forged in U.S. Army

In: WW II History

By: William J. Felchner

Field Marshall Paul von Hindenburg: A WWI hero and President of the Weimar Republic who appointed Hitler

In: Military History (general)

By: Harlan Whatley

The P-47 Thunderbolt: America's Ultimate Fighter-Bomber of World War II

In: WW II History

By: William J. Felchner

Naval History in Newfoundland: St. John's Officers' Club Helped Win World War II

In: WW II History

By: Feature Writer Sharon Hunt

The Flying Tigers: American combat aviators in China during World War II

In: Military History

By: Harlan Whatley

Army Pigeons in World War I & II: Avian Allied Forces for the Australian, British and U.S. Armies

In: Military History (general)

By: Harlan Whatley

Eagle Squadrons: American pilots who flew for the RAF during World War II.

In: Military History

By: Harlan Whatley

Kosciuszko Squadron: American Combat Pilots in Poland

In: Military History

By: Harlan Whatley

The Lafayette Escadrille: Early American Combat Pilots of World War One

In: Military History

By: Harlan Whatley

Judah Maccabee: The Origins of Hanukkah

In: Ancient Military History

By: Allan M. Heller

The Sinking of the Mary Rose: The Flagship of King Henry VIII's Tudor Navy

In: Military History (general)

By: Neil Gunn

South Africa's WarMemorial, France: Ghosts still haunt Delville Wood where a massacre took place.

In: Modern War

By: Feature Writer Mari Nicholson

The Korean War - opening stage: The Defensive stage June 1950 – September 1950

In: Military History

By: Richard Cleary

Nazi Prisoners On American Soil: Prisoner of War Camps in America During World War II

In: WW II History

By: Laurie McLaughlin

Italy - Forgotten Front Remembered: The Mutli-National Southern European Battlefront of World War II

In: Military History (general)

By: Steve DeVault

The Other Side of History: Sometimes Past Events Were a Bit Different than People Believe

In: Military History (general)

By: Charles Anderson

Essex Aircraft Carriers: Enhancing the American Pacific Fleet in World War II and Beyond

In: Military History

By: Steve DeVault

Making The Atomic Bomb: Alamogordo & the Road to Nuclear Armament

In: Modern War

By: Steve Sagarra

D-Day and Operation Fortitude: Hitler Ensures the Success of Operation Overlord During World War II

In: Military History (general)

By: Steve DeVault

Alvin York: An Unlikely World War I Hero and Medal of Honor Winner

In: Military History (general)

By: Scott Hayden

June 4, 1944 the other Epic Day: The Day Rome Fell

In: Military History (general)

By: Richard Cleary

The Ruhr Pocket of World War II: The U.S. 75th 'Bulgebusters' Infantry Division Enters Germany

In: Military History (general)

By: Steve DeVault

The Colmar Pocket of World War II: The U.S. 75th Infantry Division after the Battle of the Bulge

In: Military History (general)

By: Steve DeVault

The U.S. 75th Infantry Division: The Bulgebusters From Activation Through The Battle of the Bulge

In: Military History (general)

By: Steve DeVault

Admiral Shigetaro Shimada: Japan’s WWII Navy Minister Sails and Sinks with General Hideki Tojo

In: Military History (general)

By: Steve DeVault

Eastern Europe’s Post WWII Fate: German and Russian Plans for Eastern Europe early in World War II

In: Military History (general)

By: Steve DeVault

Tun Tavern, Birthplace of the USMC: The first U.S. Marines were raised at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, PA

In: Military History (general)

By: John Crandall

Canada Remembers Vimy: Young and Old Canadians Honour Veterans

In: Military History (general)

By: Scott Hayden

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in WW II: Captured at Battle of the Bulge Witnesses Fire-Bombing of Dresden

In: Military History (general)

By: Brent Sedo

World War II U.S. Coastal Defense: Women Protect American Shores by Forming Air Raid Defense Group

In: Military History (general)

By: Laurie McLaughlin

Dan Daly:Legendary Enlisted Marine: The U.S. Marines remember Sergeant Major Daly as one of the greatest

In: Modern War

By: John Crandall

Attack on Darwin Australia 1942: Japanese B54s Bomb the City, Civilians Flee in Adelaide River Stakes

In: Military History (general)

By: Susan Thompson

Grace O'Malley, Female Pirate: A Pirate of Ireland

In: Military History

By: Minden Pettengill

The British in India 1825-1859: United Kingdom Army Dress, Weapons, and Tactics

In: Military History (general)

By: Henry Berry

Eugene Esmonde: Victoria Cross: Profile of First Fleet Air Arm Pilot to Win Supreme Award

In: Military History

By: Murray McLeod

Scarf :Victoria Cross: Squadron Leader Arthur King Scarf- the unheralded VC winner

In: Military History

By: Murray McLeod

Ward: Victoria Cross: James Allan Ward- heroic New Zealand airman

In: Military History

By: Murray McLeod

Albert Jacka Victoria Cross: Australia's greatest front line soldier of WWI

In: Military History (general)

By: Murray McLeod

Newton: Victoria Cross: Bill Newton- Heroic to the end

In: Military History

By: Murray McLeod

Middleton:Victoria Cross: Aussie Bomber Pilot in World War II.

In: Military History

By: Murray McLeod

Hughie Edwards Victoria Cross: A highly decorated Australian airman of World War II.

In: Modern War

By: Murray McLeod

Harry Murray: Victoria Cross: World War I Australian Army Hero

In: Military History (general)

By: Murray McLeod

Grand Old Man of the Marine Corps: As every recruit knows, Archibald Henderson was the Grand Old Man

In: Military History (general)

By: John Crandall

Flying Fortress Raid - Schweinfurt: Black Thursday, the worst day of WWII for the US Eighth Air Force

In: Military History

By: Dan Conner

The Battle of Belleau Woods: Where the U.S. Marines earned the nickname Devil Dogs

In: Modern War

By: John Crandall

Surrender at Stalingrad: This month at War - Stalingrad February 1943

In: Military History (general)

By: Richard Cleary

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