The Monuments Men – Trailer
The Monuments Men, in theaters, Dec. 18, will tell the story of the real-life Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program …
Conflicts & Operations
Operations Crossbow and Hydra: The Aerial Attacks Against Peenemünde
The evening of Aug. 17, 1943, had passed pleasantly for Wernher von Braun, the technical director of the Peenemünde Army …
Operation Creek: Going to War on a River Barge
The 18 men in Operation Creek were the most unlikely ever to participate in a special operations mission – middle-aged, …
The Quadrant Conference: Marshall Versus Churchill
Crossing Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall was never a good move. Though his reputation for integrity and …
Operation Creek: SOE Enlists an “Over the Hill Gang” for a Mission
For decades the Calcutta Light Horse, a 186-year-old British auxiliary regiment, was more a social club than territorial regiment. Now …
Light Attack Aircraft: The Super Tucano, the AT-6 and the Blue Kool-Aid
The competition for a light attack aircraft between the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29B Super Tucano and the Beechcraft AT-6 – formerly …
Hobart and His Funnies: A Most “Difficult” General
Among the many items on Gen. Sir Alan Brooke’s agenda upon assuming his duties as Chief of the Imperial General …
Vietnam: Nightmare World of a Wounded Soldier
America’s press, public, and even Congress paid relatively little attention to the experience of the wounded soldier during the Vietnam …
The Death of Jean Moulin: The French Resistance Gets Its Greatest Martyr
When Jean Moulin offered his services to Gen. Charles de Gaulle in October 1941, the leader of the Free French …
Interview With USS Constitution Commanding Officer Cmdr. Matt Bonner
Edward H. Lundquist: How you would describe your job and your command, USS Constitution, here in Boston.
Cmdr. Matt Bonner: …