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Crushed in the Devil's Jaw
The U.S. Navy's worst peacetime disaster happened on Sept. 8, 1923 in the dark, vicious waters of California's coast.
Feb 5, 2012
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Martin Hill
Lithuania, Germany's Unwilling Eastern Front Ally, 1941-45
The fiercely independent Lithuanians and their traditional mistrust of Germany made them a target for Nazi racial prejudice which regarded them as inferior
Feb 3, 2012
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Michael Manning
Latvia, Germany's Eastern Front Ally, 1941-45
Latvians fought German land Barons in 1905, the German Freikorps in 1919, yet, the cruel Soviet occupation in 1940 meant they welcomed the Wehrmacht in 1941
Feb 2, 2012
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Michael Manning
Estonia, Germany's Eastern Front Ally, 1941-44
The Baltic States were invaded by Germany and Russia, securing independence in 1920. In June 1940 the Red Army occupied the Baltic States, then Germany 1941
Jan 31, 2012
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Michael Manning
Moscow's Greatest Spy
Richard Sorge was a German who worked for the Soviet Union espionage establishment and gathered vital intelligence during World War Two.
Jan 30, 2012
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Rupert Taylor
Lessons of the Cold War
The Cold War changed how the US interacts with European countries. It also changed the bipolar construction of the world.
Jan 29, 2012
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Corey Morris
The Battle for Narva Mar-Oct 1944 and the Kurland Enclave 1944-45
The Nordland SS consisting of Norwegian and Dutch Volunteers fought fierce tank battles against Red Army onslaughts to hold Narva and the Kurland enclave.
Jan 24, 2012
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Michael Manning
Russian and German Cavalry Units on the Eastern Front, 1941-45
Operation Blau, the 1942 invasion of the Caucasus ensured German troops encountered Don-Cossack anti-communist soldiers who willingly joined German forces.
Jan 21, 2012
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Michael Manning
Remembering the Holocaust
January 26 is Holocaust Memorial Day, and across the world people will be stopping to remember the atrocities of concentration camps and 'ethnic cleansing'.
Jan 17, 2012
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Pam Griffin
The German WW2 Campaign in the Crimea 1941-43.
The Crimea was fought over by France and Britain to halt Russian expansion in 1854-56 with Crimean access to Caucasian oilfields crucial for Germany, 1942
Jan 14, 2012
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Michael Manning
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur's military career can be summarized in his famous "Duty, Honor, Country" speech, which he gave to West Point cadets shortly before his death.
Jan 8, 2012
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Eliot Elwar
Weather Station Kurt
Secret Nazi Weather Outpost in Canada 1943-1981
Jan 4, 2012
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Christopher Eger
Prinz Eugen German Mountain Division, Yugoslavia, 1942-45
This World War Two German mountain division was recruited from ethnic Germans living in the Balkans to combat Tito's partisans in occupied Yugoslavia.
Jan 4, 2012
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Michael Manning
The Brave Humanitarian, Hauptmann Wilm Hosenfeld, 1894-1952
Wilm Hosenfeld served in the First World War was wounded and became a teacher. Hosenfeld served in the Eastern Front during World War Two in Warsaw.
Jan 3, 2012
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Michael Manning
The Battle for Warsaw in 1939, 1943, 1944 and the 1945 Liberation
Warsaw, Poland was invaded in 1939, the Warsaw Ghetto cleared in 1943, the Warsaw Uprising defeated in 1944 and faced liberation by Soviet Russia in 1945.
Jan 2, 2012
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Michael Manning
The Axis Atomic Bomb Program in Japan and Germany
The Japanese learned about American efforts to build an atom bomb at Los Alamos by 1940. German agents infiltrated the secret project and informed Japan.
Dec 30, 2011
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Michael Manning
Ultimate Guide to US Army Combat
A Review of the new mega-manual by Skyhorse publishing on everything combat related in the US Army.
Dec 17, 2011
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Christopher Eger
Combat Aircraft Operations
Since their early usage in human conflict, military combat and support aircraft revolutionized warfare concepts, tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Dec 17, 2011
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Eliot Elwar
The Archaeologist was a Spy: A Review
A Review of the new book by Louis Sadler and Charles Harris about Sylvanus G. Morley and the Office of Naval Intelligence
Dec 13, 2011
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Christopher Eger
In Katrina's Wake: The U.S. Coast Guard vs the 2005 Hurricanes
A review of the amazing true story of how the smallest of the armed forces helped save the Gulf Coast after the hurricanes of 2005
Dec 13, 2011
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Christopher Eger
