“The commissars are the bearers of ideologies directly opposed to National Socialism. Therefore the commissars will be liquidated.”
– Adolf Hitler
The polished cars of the German military began arriving …
When 1941 began, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler was reaching the peak of his authority in Europe. Only Great Britain opposed him. Because he believed that country was too weak to …
When World War II started in Europe in September 1939, the United States was the 17th largest military power. Its army, containing just 190,000 troops, was effectively a constabulary force. …
The United States has joined with coalition partners to establish a no-fly zone over Libya in response to a United Nations resolution.
In response to a call for action by …
“In view of the highly critical situation with our Italian allies, two German divisions—one light and one panzer—were to be sent to Libya to their help. I was to take …
In late January 1941, five British senior officers arrived in Washington, D.C. Originally the delegation was to receive an official welcome. But isolationists, furious over President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s December …
Throughout this January and February America and its allies everywhere have been recognizing and commemorating the 20th anniversary of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Over the last two decades …
When the first paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division hit the ground in Saudi Arabia, the first thing they noticed was the heat, the unrelenting 120-degree heat. There was little …
On Dec. 3, 1940, a month after a grueling presidential campaign that culminated in his successful re-election to a third term, President Franklin Roosevelt boarded the cruiser USS Tuscaloosa for …
As the Year of the Dragon (1940) gave way to the Year of the Snake (1941), the United States and Japan appeared on a collision course toward war. The Japanese …
