Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy: The Story Behind Their 1963 Handshake

Just 16 years old, Bill Clinton was about to enter his senior year at Hot Springs High School. From a working-class family, Clinton’s…

Why Ronald Speirs Was The Most Fearsome Paratrooper In The Real-Life ‘Band Of Brothers’

Lieutenant Ronald Speirs earned a reputation for both bravery and brutality while fighting in Europe with the now-legendary Easy Company during World War…

The Dark Secret of America’s WWII German Death Camps

At the end of World War II, the U.S. opened camps of its own, where perhaps a million German prisoners died in secret.…

Meet The Seafaring Dog Who Received A Medal Of Honor For Her Bravery In World War II

Born in Shanghai just before the war, Judy the dog was adopted by British sailors and protected them across Indonesia — where she…

‘He Never Showed Fear’: Meet The Real Captain Lewis Nixon From ‘Band Of Brothers’

Captain Lewis Nixon III fought with the 101st Airborne Division's Easy Company alongside Major Dick Winters in historic clashes like D-Day and the…

How Dick Winters And His Real-Life ‘Band Of Brothers’ Made History, From D-Day To Capturing Hitler’s Lair

Major Richard "Dick" Winters led his men in the 101st Airborne Division through the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge before…

The Battle of Okinawa and Its Impact on World War II

The Battle of Okinawa lasted from April 1 to June 22, 1945 and was the final and possibly bloodiest battle of World War…

Why Did the Soviet Union Invade Afghanistan in 1979?

The near seventy-year history of the Soviet Union is one dominated by its tradition of foreign military interventions that spanned most of its…

‘Gabby’ Gabreski: America’s Top Gun in Europe and First Two-War Ace

The man who would become the top American fighter ace in Europe during World War II and a jet ace in Korea almost…

42-5077 Delta Rebel No. 2

Tulsa 15 September 1942, arrived in Bangor, Northern Ireland 11 October 1942; Assigned to the 323 Bomb Squadron/ 91st Bomb Group [coded OR-T]…

2 cm Flak 38 anti-aircraft gun

2 cm Flak 38 anti-aircraft gun History, technical sheet and photo 2 cm Flak 38 history Originally developed for the German war navy,…

The internal layout of French Renault FT-17 Char Mitrailleur “Mosquito” Tank, 1918.

This Puny French Vehicle Was the First Great Tank The Renault FT looks puny in comparison to the armored vehicles driving around today’s…