Why You Should Care about World War I
The Doughboys at the Battle of Belleau Wood exemplified American valor and established the Marine Corps’s reputation.
America’s 300 Moment: The Maryland Spartans Who Saved Washington’s Army
In August 1776, Marylanders laid down their lives to save Washington’s army in the Battle of Brooklyn.
The Valentine’s Day that Saved an American Army
The Battle of the Dan River took place 235 years ago today–and the American colonists won.
How the SEALs Improvised Right from the Start
Today, the Navy SEALs are the stuff of Hollywood legend: The last two years alone have seen them featured in both Zero Dark Thirty and American Sniper. But few people ...
Christmas with America’s First SEAL, in a Gestapo Prison
Seventy years ago, Jack Taylor, arguably America’s first Navy SEAL, spent Christmas being tortured and beaten in a small, dank cell in a Gestapo prison. “I broke down. It was ...
Beyond Valor
Seventy years ago this week, Hitler launched his last great offensive of World War II. The only thing standing in his way was a group of men like Private First ...
The Forgotten ‘Pearl Harbor’
Americans remember December 7 as Pearl Harbor Day, but most Americans have never even heard of the “Little Pearl Harbor,” which occurred in Bari Harbor, Italy, on December 2, 1943. ...
Back to the Front
At Belleau Wood, just outside Paris, the scars of war are everywhere: shell holes so large they could hold a car, the remains of trenches, pockmarked stone walls and trees ...
The Final Order
Most Americans remember December 7 as Pearl Harbor Day. But the seventh haunts many World War II Ranger veterans for another reason: It marks the anniversary of one of the ...
The American Platoon
Following your dream shouldn’t cost you your life. But for many of the members of First Platoon, that’s exactly what happened.
This week marks the seventh anniversary of the Battle of ...