
“Last to Die,” 75 Years Ago: Last American Killed in Combat in World War II
August 18 marks the 75th anniversary of the death of the last American service member killed in combat in World War II.
August 18 marks the 75th anniversary of the death of the last American service member killed in combat in World War II.
James Holland outlines the complexities of the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy, history's largest amphibious operation
Despite rivalry and organizational differences, both the Waffen S.S. and the German Army were responsible for crimes against humanity during World War II.
75 years after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan in 1945, Military History shares a closer look at atomic bombs with a stunning image gallery showing nuclear weapons testing.
Myke Cole considers the historical clashes between formations of the Greek phalanx and Roman legion
Against all odds, Japanese American U.S. Army Cpl. Hiroshi Miyamura received America’s highest decoration for military valor during the Korean War.
The American frigate saw action against the French and Barbary pirates before falling into British hands amid the War of 1812
Mary Jo McConahay explores the shadowy world of covert operations in Latin America during World War II
Readers sound off about their fathers' World War II experiences and shipwrecks, while we mourn one of our own
From its playful origin as a "dandy horse" for idle Europeans, the bicycle has taken on increasingly serious military applications
An American whose family suffered behind the Iron Curtain, Willner worked against Soviet totalitarianism as a Cold War intel officer
A tragic 1943 friendly fire incident in Sicily prompted development of aircraft identification markings that saved countless lives on D-Day
In this compendium Osprey Publishing relates 22 notable special operations of World War II
When Western powers allowed Nazi Germany to partition Czechoslovakia with the Munich Agreement of 1938, the country fell under the dominion of shadowy criminal mastermind Reinhard Heydrich, known as the “Butcher of Prague.”
New York’s 372-acre Newtown Battlefield State Park has not changed much since the bloody August 1779 Battle of Newtown during the American Revolutionary War.