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 …
Military History
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 …
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: …
The Surrender of Italy: The Allies’ Bungled Opportunity
Gen. George S. Patton called it “the unforgiving minute”– that moment in combat when opportunity for success at little or …
Operation Gomorrah
On the evening of Saturday, July 24, 1943, members of the German military mingled with civilians and prepared to enjoy …