The Collapse of Empires
In December 1941, it was as if Hachiman, the Japanese god of warriors and protector of Japan, had straddled the …
World War II
It Could Have Been Worse
In terms of physical and morale damage, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor remains one of America’s worst military defeats. …
Pearl Harbor: The Army Air Forces Fight Back
Pearl Harbor was primarily a naval battle, but America’s Air Force was also caught up in the fighting. There were …
Utah Was the “Not So Famous” Battleship Sunk During the Pearl Harbor Attack
As we mark the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor that brought the United States into World War …
Pearl Harbor: Preparations for War
In January 1941, Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, commander of Japan’s Combined Fleet, used brush, ink, rice paper, and the rich flourish …
Operation Crusader: The Incomplete British Counterstroke in North Africa
“The Eighth Army with about 75,000 men excellently armed and equipped, have started a general offensive in the Western Desert …
Force K Annihilates the Duisburg Convoy
“The ships seemed to make no effort to escape, and it was all too easy; they burst into flames as …
Churchill’s Blunder: Iron Rule of the Raj in India
“I am by no means sure whether on this subject of India [Churchill] is quite sane.”
—Leo Amery, Secretary of …
Lord Louis Mountbatten Becomes Director of Combined Operations
“We want you home here at once for something which you will find of the highest interest.”
—Telegram from Prime …
The Identity of a World War II Airman Remains a Mystery
Denise Gamino, a reporter for the Austin American-Statesman, has been trying for almost a decade to find a young man …