Battles & campaigns
Devil Dogs at Belleau Wood
A desperate stand in the woods—and how U.S. Marines helped stop the German drive.
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MILITARY HISTORY, CONNECTED.
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The Trackpads Reference Collection
MEDAL OF HONOR ARCHIVE.
Courage beyond measure. Search the people, read the citations, and follow the battles, stories, and service behind America’s highest award for valor.
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3,497 award citations
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America’s highest award for valor
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ThousandsWiki & Recipient Records
TRACKPADSMilitary History Wiki
Past actions.
Present understanding.
A more informed tomorrow.
ENTER THE TRACKPADS WIKI.
Battles. People. Weapons. Campaigns. History connected.
The Trackpads Wiki links reference records to in-depth articles, books, sources, and Medal of Honor coverage—connecting people, units, operations, places, and artifacts across military history.
Thousands of connected stories.
Real records. Deeper context. A wider history.
Illustrative archive artworkFeatured from Dispatch
HISTORY WORTH EXPLORING.
The people. The battles. The machines. Four stories to take you deeper.
Courage & service
John D. Bulkeley and the PT Boats
Small boats, relentless pressure, and the daring of a naval commander in the Philippines.
Weapons & technology
F-16 Fighting Falcon
A story of agility, survivability, and reach told through the pilots and maintainers who turned a lightweight fighter into a global workhorse.
Moments that mattered
From Long Island to the Eastern Solomons
Explore the battles, decisions, and turning points connecting American military history.
Read the story. Follow the history.Browse all 208 articles
Books & Podcasts
BOOKS AND PODCASTS BUILT AROUND THE BATTLEFIELD.
Trackpads series connect individual stories to the battles, machines, units, terrain, doctrine, and decisions behind them.
Medal of Honor Books & Podcast
Beyond the Call
Acts of valor placed inside the battle, unit, terrain, weapons, and decisions surrounding the citation.
Explore the collection → Armored WarfareFamous Tank Battles
Ten seasons and two books trace armored warfare from Cambrai to 73 Easting.
Explore the collection →Start with the Wiki
OPEN A SUBJECT AND FOLLOW THE CONNECTIONS.
Begin with a battle, operation, person, or event, then move from the reference page into connected Dispatch coverage, related topics, and source material.
Trackpads Audio Network
MILITARY HISTORY FOR LISTENERS.
Choose narrated magazine features, Medal of Honor stories, armored warfare, weapons history, and interview-series profiles.
Visual Archive
SEE THE MACHINES, PLACES, AND PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORIES.
Military photography, interviews, visual collections, artifacts, equipment, and battlefield imagery.