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 …
World War II
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 …
Undeclared War in the Atlantic: The U.S. Navy Versus the U-boats
In October 1941, the United States was the only major industrial power still neutral. But that status was becoming increasingly …
I’m Going to Die! German Reprisals Against the French Resistance
“Of course I would have preferred to live. But what I want with all my heart is for my death …
Why Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez Should Receive the Medal of Honor
Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez, Jr. took a bullet and saved a dozen troops in an Oct. 5, 2009 firefight in …
The Copenhagen Meeting of Heisenberg and Bohr
September 1941 was a high water mark for Nazi Germany. Though defiant, Great Britain was reeling. The Soviet Union appeared …
Field Marshal Sir John Dill and Gen. George C. Marshall
“. . . I propose writing to you personally and very frankly whenever any matters arise which I think merit …
Dusko Popov, Real Life James Bond, Ran Afoul of the FBI
His name was Dusko (or Dusan) Popov; a flamboyant son of a wealthy and well-connected Serbian family. Code named Ivan, …
The Capture of U-570 and its Enigma Cipher Machine
The use of secret messages to communicate sensitive information is as old as the art of war itself. The ancient …
The Shetland Bus
In order to rally the conquered peoples of occupied Europe in a guerrilla war against Nazi Germany until such time …