Uncommon Valor: D-Day
Medal of Honor stories from the Normandy invasion and the opening of the campaign in France.
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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.
Battle of Kasserine Pass
A story of a painful first defeat and how it forced a new army to relearn leadership, tactics, and trust in combat.
Battle of the Bulge
A story of a winter surprise offensive and exhausted American units holding the line under crushing odds.
New York class
The New York class introduced the 14-inch gun to American battleships and carried two ships from the dreadnought race through both world wars.
Omaha Beach landings
A story of a nearly lost beach, scattered initiative, and how small groups clawed back the chance to win a war.
USS Texas
USS Texas served from the Veracruz crisis through two world wars, fired in support of major amphibious operations, and survived as one of the most important preserved dreadnoughts.
Charles N. Deglopper
Charles N. Deglopper — Private First Class U.S. Army World War II Merderet River at La Fiere, France
Matt Louis Urban
Matt Louis Urban — Captain U.S. Army World War II France & Belgium
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.