10 Classic Films About D-Day, Recommended by a War Historian D-day has drawn the attention of numerous filmmakers over the years. Here are ten of the best D-day films, each suggestive of...
Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Japan and China Commemorate World War II Anniversary on Different Dates Japan occupied much of China before and during WWII in a devastating and brutal invasion that, by some estimates, killed 20...
How a Medal of Honor Recipient Inspired a ‘Fighting Team Which Could Not Be Stopped’ James P. Connor received the Medal of Honor after leading his troops through an impenetrable wall of mortars.
29 American Presidents Who Served in the Military Twenty-nine of the 44 men who have served as our nation's commander-in-chief have military backgrounds themselves.
The Little-Known Role of Jimmy Doolittle in Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle famously led the first U.S. strike against the Japanese homeland during World War II, and...
Restoration of Torn-Down Confederate Monument Will Cost $10 Million over 2 Years, Military Says Restoring a memorial to the Confederacy that was removed from Arlington National Cemetery at the recommendation of Congress...
Hiroshima Marks 80 Years Since Atomic Bombing as Aging Survivors Worry about Growing Nuke Threat Hiroshima marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors...
8 Decades After Atomic Bombing in Hiroshima, Search for Missing Continues on Nearby Island When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on Aug. 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural...
Ford GPW: The Forgotten Military Jeep Think you know Jeeps? Think again. Buckle up for the story of how Ford helped win World War II and create an automotive icon...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
