‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Is the Nazi-Killing Heist Film America Needs Right Now If ever there were such a thing as an impossible mission, it’s the daring heist housed within “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly...
The Incredible Wartime Career of Lee Miller, Model-Turned-World War II Combat Photographer Miller wasn’t the first female combat correspondent, but her legacy is currently having a moment.
The Forgotten Victims of the First Atomic Blast That ‘Oppenheimer’ Left Out May Finally Get Their Due Robert Oppenheimer and the scientists he recruited to develop the first atomic bomb at Los Alamos were well aware of the...
'Band of Brothers,' 'The Pacific' and 'Masters of the Air,' Ranked Ranking Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's groundbreaking World War II series.
New York's Famous Katz's Deli Will Still 'Send a Salami to Your Boy in the Army' Though Katz's helped ease hunger pangs and homesickness during World War II with their salamis, the tradition didn't stop...
US Navy Battle Flags: A Visual Guide The Navy's tradition of flying battle flags is as old as America itself. Here's an (incomplete) guide to the service's best...
POW Gets a Pair of Jump Boots, the Best Gift a WWII Vet Could Want Albert "Ken" Axelson, a World War II combat medic, turned 21 on April 2, 1945 -- the same day he was liberated from a Nazi...
This Is the Truth Behind WWII’s Creepy Philadelphia Experiment The Philadelphia Experiment is one of the most grotesque military urban legends ever.
Lou Conter, Last Survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor Attack, Dies at 102 Lou Conter was one of 335 sailors and Marines to survive the attack, and was the last living survivor. Some 2,341 service...
Why the US Navy Operated a Fleet of Ice Cream Ships During World War II If an army marches on its stomach, as Napoleon Bonaparte once purportedly said, then a fighting force as large and powerful...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...