The Battle of the Barents Sea
Unlike the Kriegsmarine’s U-boats, which he embraced, Adolf Hitler had a love-hate relationship with its surface fleet, one complicated by …
World War II
Senator Harry S Truman and the Truman Committee
On Dec. 21, 1942, the Justice Department issued an eight-count indictment against the Anaconda Wire and Cable Company and five …
Interview with Honor Flight Director Dan Hayes
Filmmaker Dan Hayes is the director of the documentary Honor Flight, in theaters Dec. 7, that follows four World War …
Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift in the Pacific Ocean
Capt. Edward Vernon “Eddie” Rickenbacker was one of the most famous American heroes to emerge from World War I. The …
The Fall Edition of Defense Now Available to Read Online
Over the past few weeks, printed copies of the fall edition of Defense have been delivered to the desks of …
Veterans Day Message As Written by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta
Since our nation’s founding, brave young Americans from every generation have answered the call to serve in uniform and put …
Lend-Lease to Russia: The Persian Corridor
Of all the competing top priorities President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill grappled with, the most vexing was …
The Luftwaffe Almost Downs Jimmy Doolittle
On Nov. 5, 1942, as the Torch convoy steamed through a gale, Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and his staff …
George McGovern Flew B-24 Combat Missions
When he campaigned as the Democratic candidate for the presidency on an anti-war platform in 1972, Sen. George McGovern of …
P-51 Mustang’s Switch to Merlin Engine Made it the World-beater of World War II
Even experts on World War II don’t always remember hearing about an American fighter named the XP-78.
But almost every …