Churchill’s Deal With the Devil: The Anglo-Soviet Agreement of 1941
When John Colville, Churchill’s private secretary, told the prime minister on the morning of Sunday, June 22,1941, that Germany had …
Military History
The Flash Bang Grenade
“Flash-bangs” are a key weapon in the modern special operations forces (SOF) and Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team armory. …
B-17 Crash Highlights the Debate Over Flying Warbirds
A World War II B-17G Flying Fortress bomber named Liberty Belle was destroyed by fire on June 13 after an …
Intrepid Project Seeks to Bring American Barbary War Remains Home
“From the Halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli” go the words to the hymn of the U.S. Marine …
Oops! Kicking a Complaint Upstairs – And Getting Kicked Back
“We are going to take care of the troops first, last, and all the time.”
—Gen. George C. Marshall
Of …
Lost Opportunity: Operation Barbarossa and the Decision Not to Kill Josef Stalin
“Everything which Lenin created we have lost forever!”
– Josef Stalin after receiving news of Operation Barbarossa
At 3 o’clock …
A Matter of Priorities: American Production in World War II, Part 1
“It would be unwise to assume we can defeat Germany simply by outproducing her. . . . Wars are won …
Coup d’État in Iraq
“This stroke would be more deadly to the British Empire than the capture of London!”
—Grand Adm. Erich Raeder to …
The Nazi Looting of Art in Europe
When it comes to looting conquered nations, no conquerors surpassed the Nazis in their plundering of the art and cultural …
Armed Forces Day Is an Important Occasion for the Nation’s Military
On Saturday, May 21, the nation is scheduled to celebrate Armed Forces Day, an occasion that is often overshadowed by …