For journalists, being a war correspondent in World War II was the opportunity of a lifetime. Hundreds received their credentials …

On April 9, 1942, the American and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula surrendered. Japanese conquest of the Philippines was …

“There were no preparations for a prolonged struggle. Everything was based on the idea of a decisive result before the …

He did not look like an American soldier. This man, walking up a street in Liverpool in 1942, was wearing …

In the 1940s they were all in color for a dime and many packed a whopping 52 pages between their …

The French phrase coup de main literally means “a strike of the hand.” In military jargon, it means “an offensive …

In March 1943 Britain’s leading armor warfare expert, Maj. Gen. Sir Percy C. S. Hobart, finally got his due. He …

In the spring of 1942, the Japanese naval juggernaut appeared unstoppable. The U.S. Navy was on the strategic defensive …

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, with six fleet carriers in combat, and thirteen additional fleet carriers and scores of …

This year’s edition of The Year in Special Operations commemorates two important anniversaries in the world …