FBI during World War II
With the outbreak of war in 1939, the US initially remained a neutral party in the conflict. As World War II progressed, the US began to bolster its support of the Allies...
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Finland in World War II
In the winter of 1939, the Soviet Union launched an invasion to annex Finland. Despite their numerical superiority, the Soviets were unable to overwhelm the Finns. In the...
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Marco Polo Bridge Incident
Tensions between Japan and China reached its breaking point on 7 July 1937. Under the terms of the Boxer Protocol, Japan was authorized to station troops near Beijing to...
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Cleared Hot!
In the dusty fields of Afghanistan, there is no greater or more terrifying sound than the roar of a GAU-8 30mm cannon firing from the nose of an A-10 Thunderbolt II. The...
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The Destruction of Rzhev
The Russian city of Rzhev was founded by the Kievan Rus’ in the Middle Ages. Control over the city was bitterly contested by the Novgorod Republic, Principality of Smolen...
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Never Surrender!
The German invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 sparked the start of World War II in Europe. Days later, France and the United Kingdom declared war on Germany. Despite...
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Airborne!
On the morning of 20 May 1941, 15,000 German paratroopers landed on the island of Crete. It was the first battle in World War II where German fallshirmjaeger troops were...
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The Bataan Death March
Following three months of brutal fighting on the Bataan Peninsula, Gen. Edward King surrendered to the Japanese, leading to the capture of 75,000 American and Filipino tr...
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The USS Montana
The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor devastated the American battleship fleet. For the Japanese, the attack had given them an edge in the ensuing naval war that would erup...
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Awakening the Sleeping Giant
In the early years of World War II the United States had largely stayed neutral. There were examples of American pilots volunteering for foreign nations, such as the Eagl...
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