Death Decree
When Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933, he attained the power to turn his anti-Semitic “Jewish Question” (Judenfrage) …
Conflicts & Operations
Somervell’s Folly: The Construction of the Pentagon
In the summer of 1941, War Department affairs were being conducted in 23 buildings in and around the city. To …
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 …
Medal of Honor: Staff Sgt. Robert J. Miller
The damage assessment patrol composed of eight Special Forces operators and about 15 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers was about …
AFSOC Year in Review
Reflecting on his time in Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Headquarters, Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster reminisced about one …
Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert Something of a Surprise as Next Chief of Naval Operations
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said June 16 that he would recommend that President Barack Obama nominate Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert …
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 …