Women With Guns: The Red Army Female Snipers of World War II
“Warfare is…the one human activity from which women, with the most insignificant exceptions, have always and …
World War II
USS Perch: SOF Submarine
During World War II, it did not take mission planners in the Pacific theater of operations long to discover that …
Dogs of War l Photos
Dogs have had a long distinguished history in the military. Their roles have included being used as mascots, scouts, trackers, …
Keeping it Zipped Above and Below the Beltline
The famous World War II poster showing a cargo ship sliding beneath the waves and bracketed by the phrase “LOOSE …
The Kriegsmarine’s Channel Dash
In February 1942 British, and Royal Navy, pride suffered an embarrassing blow when Vice Adm. Otto Ciliax of the Kriegsmarine …
Pearl Harbor Conspiracy Theories Live On
The successful Japanese Navy attack on Pearl Harbor and the air bases on Oahu did more than gut America’s military …
Blimp vs. U-boat
A close-quarters slugfest between a U.S. Navy blimp and a German U-boat lit up the sea and sky off the …
Japanese Submarine and Air Attacks on the American Mainland
At 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, Feb. 23, 1942, Washington’s Birthday, Americans living in and around the Ellwood oil …
E.V. Voska: The U.S. Army Captain Who Founded Czechoslovakia
There seems to be a rule somewhere that any time a nation’s founding fathers are depicted in a group photograph …
Montford Point Marines | Photos
Before 1942 no African-Americans had been officially accepted into the U.S. Marine Corps. This changed with President Franklin D. Roosevelt‘s …