Army Captain Details His D-Day Story from Basic Training to Nuremberg From basic training through his part in the Nuremberg trials, Capt. Charles Roland shares his exploits during World War II.
Navy Veteran and 'King of B-Movies' Roger Corman Dies at 98 The passing of Corman, who died at his Santa Monica, California, home on May 9, 2024, is the passing of a Hollywood legend.
Willys Jeep: How the US Army Created the Greatest Military Vehicle of All Time I give you the stormer of beaches, the climber of mountains, the 60-horsepower smoke wagon, the World War 4x4 -- the...
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...
Why the Allies Forced Nazi Germany to Surrender Twice to End World War II The Allied forces of World War II were more than ready to accept a Nazi surrender, but when they realized they might have...
The Final Flight of Lou Conter, Last Survivor of the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor Long before he became the last survivor of the battleship USS Arizona, Lou Conter was a hunter.
Dodge Power Wagon: How the US Military Gave America 4x4 Trucks What does your pickup have in common with a gun-slinging Dodge from World War II?
World War II Veteran and Director John Ford Is the Next Subject of TCM's 'Plot Thickens' Podcast Ford's career, good and bad, in war and peace, is the subject of "Decoding John Ford," the next installment of TCM's "The...
'I Will Tell No War Stories': A Writer Uncovers His Father's Hidden World War II History When Pincus Mansfield settled down after the war, got married and had children, he never talked about his experiences and his...
Before VE Day, This Soldier Wrote Home on Hitler's Stationery The Million Letters Campaign seeks to find and preserve at least one million articles of correspondence from every U.S...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...