History

The capture of Sardinia by just four men of the OSS was one of the most spectacular missions of World War II and showcased the Office’s value.

In 1910, few believed aerial combat would ever be a thing. In 2020, few believed that Space Force will ever be in space. Just wait.

September 18th marks the 74th birthday of the United States Air Force. Or, at least, the 74th anniversary of the adoption papers being signed.   The Air Force’s Conception When Orville and Wilbur Wright first loosed the surly bonds of gravity in their flying machine in 1903, the U.S. Army was already using hot air […]

The idyllic and small atoll of Tarawa was the site of a brutal battle that forced the Marines to adjust their training and approach to reconnaisance.

“When we go in, we want to go in together,” the Sullivan brothers had said. “If the worst comes to the worst, why, we’ll all have gone down together.”

The wrath that the Marines delivered was so severe that the internal infrastructure of Alcatraz began to give in.

In the Battle of Peleliu, after running out of ammunition during the night, the Americans resorted to even throwing empty ammo cans at the enemy.

From Vietnam to Afghanistan, CH-46 Sea Knights, affectionately known as “Phrogs,” have been evacuating embassies. But they will never fly again.

A fake airliner, a Czech Frankenstein monster version of the Nazis’ Me 109, and a handful of maverick pilots wrote one of history’s unlikeliest pages.

The Marines won the Battle of Hue. Yet, the U.S. public opinion was blind to their efforts and sacrifice and considered the battle a defeat.

From crazed citizens to an armada of 1,200 aircraft overflying Tokyo Bay here are seven lesser-known facts about the Japanese surrender.

The choice to use the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki may have saved many more lives than it cost.