From a Carrier Deck to Tokyo: How the Doolittle Raiders Took the War to Japan
A story of a long-shot bombing raid, a borrowed carrier deck, and how one gamble shifted the course of a global war.
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From Kasserine to El Guettar: How American Crews Started Beating German Panzers in North Africa
A story of hard lessons, desert tank duels, and a young armor force learning fast enough to change a campaign.
“He Went Down for His Shipmates” The final dive of Navy Medal of Honor diver Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg
Beyond the Call: Medal of Honor Stories — Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads dot com
Holding the Pusan Perimeter: How American and Allied Troops Bought Time With Every Hill
A story of a shrinking beachhead, exhausted troops, and how their stand kept South Korea from collapsing in 1950.
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.
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.
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.
Racing for Remagen: How One Intact Bridge Opened the Door Into Germany
A story of a shattered defensive line, a race against explosives, and the one intact bridge that cracked open the last barrier into Germany.
Saddles and Satellites: How Special Forces and Local Fighters Toppled the Taliban’s First Regime
A story of Green Berets on horseback, precision airpower overhead, and how a fragile alliance helped topple a regime in weeks.
The Blood-Soaked Reef: How the Fight for Tarawa Shaped Amphibious Warfare
A story of a brutal island landing, a coral reef turned killing ground, and how one short battle rewrote amphibious warfare.
Thunder in the Streets: How Armored Spearheads Broke Saddam’s Regime in Days
A story of armored columns driving straight into a capital and how a handful of tank battalions helped topple a regime in days.
Tides, Mudflats, and Marines: How the Inchon Assault Broke the Deadlock in Korea
A story of a risky harbor landing, brutal tides, and how it broke a grinding stalemate in Korea.
Torpedoes in the Shipping Lanes: How U.S. Submariners Fought a Hidden War in the Pacific
A story of a silent campaign against merchant ships and how it helped choke an island empire’s war effort.
UH-1 Huey and Its Variants in Air Assault over Vietnam, Vietnam War
A story of reach, survivability, and adaptation told through the pilots, crews, and troops who lived and fought under the Huey’s rotors.
“You Engage, You Fight, You Win”
John D. Bulkeley and the PT Boats of the Philippines