World War II

Rod Serling was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his anthology television series The Twilight Zone. Serling was known as the angry young man of Hollywood, often clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship, racism, and war. A lot of his writing was influenced […]

Dick Winters’s assault on Brecourt Manor during D-Day saved countless lives and is recognized as a textbook assault on a fixed position.

It has been decades since John Basilone served bravely in Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, but his country hasn’t forgotten him.

General Patton was an extraordinary man who made his mark in history. And these 10 quotes by General Patton may well change your life.

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.

The vastness of the sea has created many ghost ships. And some, like the U.S. Navy’s L-8, are of the airborne variety.

From gunning down crocodiles with his plane to being the terror of the Japanese, Richard Bong, the Ace of Aces, will always be remembered.

Paul Tibbets recalled, “We turned back to look at Hiroshima. The city was hidden by that awful cloud… boiling up, mushrooming, terrible.”

Guy Gabaldon used his street smarts and knowledge of the Japanese language and culture to perform an extraordinary feat.

The General Purpose Machine Gun rules the machine-gun world. But where did it come from? We have to look at the MG42 and MG34 to find out.

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

The time the French soldiers bought allowed the British Expeditionary Force to escape from Dunkirk and live to fight another day.