“I’ll Find You a Way Out”: Donald A. Gary and the Fires Aboard USS Franklin
How a quiet engineering officer led hundreds from the dark below decks during one of World War II’s worst carrier disasters.
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Into Panama City: How U.S. Forces Toppled Noriega in a Lightning Campaign
A story of a fast, hard night strike to remove a dictator and reshape the balance of power in a vital crossroads of the Americas.
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.
Into the City: Marines, Soldiers, and the Second Battle of Fallujah
A story of block-by-block urban fighting and the hard decision to take back a city at any cost.
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
“Last Man to Leave”: Pfc. Richard Eller Cowan at Krinkelter Wald
A 22-year-old heavy machine gunner who held back a German attack in the Battle of the Bulge
Lines in the Sea: How the Cuban Quarantine Brought the World Close to Nuclear War
A story of a tense naval cordon, nuclear brinkmanship, and how one week at sea pushed the Cold War to the edge and back again.
Los Angeles–class Attack Submarines in the Hunter-Killer Role, the Cold War
A story of undersea reach and relentless pursuit, told through the crews who spent months in the dark hunting other submarines they hoped never to be seen by.
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.
M41 Walker Bulldog in Armored Reconnaissance, the Cold War
A story of mobility, firepower, and adaptation told through a light tank and the crews who drove it into the heart of the Cold War’s proxy wars.
M65 Atomic Cannon in Atomic Testing at the Nevada Test Site, Early Cold War
A story of nuclear firepower and uneasy deterrence told through the crews, observers, and test shots that defined the United States’ only nuclear gun.
Mark IV Tank
The Mark IV tank was not fast, refined, or comfortable, but it was the machine that helped make Cambrai one of the defining armored battles of the First World War. As I release my new book, Cambrai: The First Great Tank Offensive, alongside Season 1 of Famous Tank Battles: Cambrai, this article looks at the tank itself: the steel, smoke, machinery, and human endurance behind the famous attack. Cambrai is remembered b
Minuteman III ICBM in the Land-Based Nuclear Deterrent, Cold War to Today
A story of survivability and instant readiness told through the crews who sat on alert and the crises they hoped would never come.
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.
Night of Broken Rotors: How Eagle Claw’s Failure Led to a New U.S. Special Operations Era
A story of a risky desert rescue, broken machinery, and how one night’s failure reshaped American special operations.
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.
Old Ironsides vs Guerriere: How a Single Sea Fight Boosted a Young Navy’s Confidence
A story of a wooden frigate under fire, a nickname earned in cannon smoke, and a young navy learning it could stand toe-to-toe with the world’s best.