In contrast to the improving military fortunes of the Allies on battlefields around the world, in 1943 the American home …

Escort carriers, nicknamed “baby flattops” and “jeep carriers,” were slow, thin-skinned, small, and cramped. Their crews, in a sarcastic reference …

Rabaul, located on the island of New Britain, was the Imperial Japanese army and navy’s main forward operating base in …

In May 1943, the famous British actor, producer, and director Leslie Howard conducted a monthlong “entertainer goodwill” tour ostensibly promoting …

On May 24, 1943, an SS-Hauptsturmführer (captain) formerly of the Waffen-SS and medically unfit for combat as the result of …

For sailor Horace Flack, the war started before he was old enough to enlist. Flack wasn’t 18 years old yet …

On June 6, 1984, as part of the 40th anniversary celebration of D-Day, a reenactment of the scaling of the …

When World War II started, Barnes Neville Wallis was assistant chief designer of aircraft at Vickers-Armstrong and respected for his …

Between the world wars, France built a series of beautiful but tragic warships. It may seem strange to call warships …

Pantelleria and Lampedusa, two islands located about 50 miles off the Tunisian coast, were strategically located in the middle of …