Arsenal: Pennsylvania-class Battleships in the Pacific War, 1941–1945
A story of heavy guns, armored decks, and crews who learned to fight an early-twentieth-century battleship through a very different kind of war.
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Beyond the Call: Private First Class George Benjamin Jr. at Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage and battlefield leadership in the Philippines campaign of World War II.
New Mexico-class Battleships in the Pacific, World War II
A story of firepower, adaptation, and endurance told through the gun crews, lookouts, and engineers who carried these older battleships into the heart of the Pacific War.
Beyond the Call: Major William Arthur Shomo over Luzon, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of audacity and precision in the skies over the Pacific during World War II.
From Briefing Room to Stairwell: How U.S. Special Operators Carried Out the Bin Laden Raid
A story of a midnight manhunt, close-quarters decisions, and how one raid reshaped a long, unfinished war.