The Abandoned Relief of Wake Island
Within the long list of bad war news coming out of the Pacific in December 1941, one item of good …
Military History
Decima Flottiglia Mas and Operazione EA3: The Raid on Alexandria
To even the most casual observer of global events in World War II, it was obvious the strategic situation during …
Book Review – The Battle of the Bulge
Seventy years ago this month, what we Americans refer to as the Battle of the Bulge began. If you are …
Pearl Harbor: The Attack
The storm of iron and explosives that broke over Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, was one of the finest …
M2 .50-caliber “Ma Deuce” is Still Going Strong in Her 90s
The M2 machine gun is “an incredible story of longevity,” said retired U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Maurice …
U.S. Armor Developments: New Technologies, New Environments, New Concepts
As World War II’s reluctant allies became Cold War adversaries, the United States found itself facing multiple – and decidedly …
Book Review – Area 51
There can be little doubt that Area 51 is the most famous secret site on the planet. Still unacknowledged by …
Slugging It Out In Tarawa Lagoon
In Operation Galvanic on Nov. 20, 1943, almost ten thousand Marines journeyed to the Gilbert chain of the central Pacific …
Lt. Stephen Decatur, Jr. Burns the Philadelphia
The Barbary Coast of North Africa, from Morocco to Egypt, was home to pirates who had raided the sea lanes …
Gallipoli Anniversary Is Reminder of the Anzac Tradition
This week, a series of ceremonies and events begins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings during World …