World War II

Norman J. “Dusty” Kleiss was a Battle of Midway hero whose mastery wrought tremendous damage to the Japanese.

Imagine being the British in a post-Dunkirk world. Things didn’t look great for the island nation. It faced an invasion from the German Army and its small arms were hopelessly underwhelming. The Brits needed more, and they began purchasing all the Thompsons they could handle. They weren’t enough and they cost too much to outfit […]

Here’s to a happy 246th birthday to you, U.S. Army! You don’t look a day over 200!

History is never finished being written; it is under constant revision as new facts come to light. And this is true for the Battle of Midway.

General George S. Patton, near the end of World War II, called the M1 Garand, “the greatest battle implement ever devised.”

Unlike many of the paratroopers who went through their baptism of fire on D-Day, Charles DeGlopper was already an experienced fighter.

Thanks to their risky choice of disobeying orders some of these soldiers became heroes. They save lives, cities, or the entire world.

“What outfit is this?” Cota asked still standing upright. “5th Rangers,”was said. “Well Hell Rangers, Lead the Way!” And the Rangers’ motto was born.

In just five minutes, the entire scope of the war had changed. Japan’s massive superiority in aircraft carriers was obliterated in Midway.

When the Axis attacked the town of Sommocolonia in 1944, they thought they made quite a breakthrough. But they didn’t reckon on Lieutenant John R. Fox.

“I kept telling myself that hundreds of boys must have died in that sea, but something was feeling eerie.”

When one talks about Memorial Day, it is important to know what it means and most importantly whom it is honoring.