Arsenal: M4 Sherman in Normandy, 1944
A story of adaptation, reliability, and hard lessons in steel, told through the crews who fought from its turret.
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Beyond the Call: Corporal John D. Kelly at Fort du Roule, Cherbourg, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Normandy campaign.
Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant Arthur Frederick DeFranzo near Vaubadon, France, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of sacrifice and battlefield leadership in the Normandy campaign of World War II.
Arsenal: AH-64 Apache in Desert Storm, 1991
A story of night-hunting firepower and battlefield reach told through the crews who flew it into the dark.
Arsenal: M10 Wolverine Tank Destroyer in the European Theater, World War II
A story of mobile firepower and thin armor told through the crews who fought from its open turret and the enemies who tried to stop it.
Beyond the Call: Technical Sergeant Peter J. Dalessandro at Kalterherberg, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Battle of the Bulge.
Bloody Omaha: How Small Groups of Soldiers Fought Their Way Off the Sand
A story of a nearly lost beach, scattered initiative, and how small groups clawed back the chance to win a war.
Hard Lessons at Kasserine: How a Bruising Loss Reshaped American Leadership and Tactics
A story of a painful first defeat and how it forced a new army to relearn leadership, tactics, and trust in combat.
Into the Bulge: How American Units Bent but Did Not Break in Hitler’s Last Gamble
A story of a winter surprise offensive and exhausted American units holding the line under crushing odds.
Isadore S. Jachman: Running Toward the Tanks
A Jewish paratrooper from Berlin who met the Battle of the Bulge head-on to save his men
M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer in the Ardennes, 1944–45
A story of speed, improvisation, and thin armor told through the crews and battles that defined it.
M26 Pershing in Europe and Korea, 1945–1951
A story of firepower and adaptation told through the crews who took the Pershing from the ruins of Germany to the hills of Korea.
North to the Netherlands: How American and Allied Paratroopers Fought for the Bridges of Market Garden
A story of a bold airborne gamble, a narrow road north, and the bridges that proved just one too many.
Scattered But Fighting: How Airborne Drops Behind Utah Beach Helped Crack Fortress Europe
A story of scattered night jumps, improvised small-unit fights, and how chaos still helped open the door into Fortress Europe.