The Great Tokyo Firebomb Mission
When William J. Carter died of pneumonia in Decatur, Ga., on Nov. 3, 2011, the United States lost a World …
World War II
When Willie and Joe’s Creator Bill Mauldin Met “Blood and Guts” Patton
By 1945, Stars and Stripes cartoonist Sgt. Bill Mauldin was famous, and his creations, the G.I.s Willie and Joe, were …
Former Shipfitter Syl Puccio Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
On Feb. 20, 2012, more than seventy years after the event, a Pearl Harbor veteran will be decorated for his …
The “Bamboo Fleet” Shuttle Service to Corregidor
“Brad, I thought you’d get through. Glad you made it. Congratulations.”
—Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright to Bamboo Fleet pilot Capt.William …
Treatment of War Related Psychiatric Injuries Post-World War II
The Greatest Generation has been feted and honored for its ability to withstand trials and tribulations. It does not follow, …
Arado Ar 234 Blitz Came Too Late to Be a “Wonder Weapon” in World War II
At high altitude east of the Rhine bridgehead at Remagen on March 13, 1945, American fighter pilot 1st Lt. Ed …
Admirals Ernest J. King and Chester W. Nimitz
In the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack, President Franklin Roosevelt and Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox decided that …
Tuskegee Airmen | Photos
This week the movie Red Tails debuts in American theaters. The film depicts, in true Hollywood style, the exploits of …
Red Tails Movie Review
Although the amazing story of the Tuskegee Airmen has been told by Hollywood before (HBO’s The Tuskegee Airmen), Red Tails …
The Early Months of U.S. Entry Into World War II
“[American] bathers and sometimes entire coastal cities are witnesses to that drama of war whose visual climaxes area constituted by …