British capture of Savannah
On December 29th, 1778, British forces returned in strength to Georgia, targeting the port city of Savannah as the opening move in a renewed Southern strategy.
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British Evacuation of New York City
On this late autumn day, the last British troops finally departed New York City, ending seven years of occupation of the largest port in North America.
British landings at Kip's Bay, Manhattan
On a gray September morning, British warships and transports massed off the east side of Manhattan and began pounding the American positions at Kip's Bay.
C-130 Hercules
A story of rugged, go-anywhere airlift told through the crews who flew into short, rough strips under fire and the troops who depended on them.
C-141 Starlifter
A story of reach and reliability told through the crews and missions that defined it.
C-5 Galaxy
A story of reach and risk told through the aircrews who flew one of the largest aircraft ever built into the heart of modern war.
Capture of Major John André
On another September 23rd, this time during the critical middle years of the Revolution, a British officer named Major John André was stopped by militiamen near Tarrytown, New York.
Capture of Saddam Hussein near Tikrit
Nearly nine months after the opening invasion of Iraq, United States forces were still hunting for Saddam Hussein, whose regime had collapsed but whose presence loomed over the growing insurgency.
Capture of the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen
A story of a shattered defensive line, a race against explosives, and the one intact bridge that cracked open the last barrier into Germany.
Carrier Strikes on Rabaul
On November 11th, 1943, carrier task forces of the United States Navy launched bold air strikes against the heavily defended Japanese naval base at Rabaul on New Britain.
Chosin Reservoir survivors reach Hungnam
In the winter of 1950, United Nations forces in northeast Korea found themselves enveloped by massive Chinese attacks around the Chosin Reservoir.
Civil Air Patrol established
On December 1st, 1941, just days before the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States government formally created the Civil Air Patrol as a nationwide volunteer aviation organization.
Cleveland-class Light Cruisers
A story of flexible firepower and fragile hulls, told through the cruisers and crews that fought their way across the Pacific.
Commissioning of USS Nautilus
At Groton, Connecticut, the United States Navy stepped into a new era when USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine, was commissioned on September 30th, 1954.
Continental Army enters winter camp at Valley Forge
On this day the Continental Army trudged into winter quarters at Valley Forge, west of Philadelphia, after a bruising campaign season.
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
Four years later to the week, another British army marched out to surrender, this time at Yorktown, Virginia.
Coup against Ngo Dinh Diem
In South Vietnam, the war that involved American advisers and support was as political as it was military.
Creation of the Badge of Military Merit
In the late summer of the Revolutionary War, General George Washington issued a general order at his headquarters in Newburgh, New York, establishing a new distinction for enlisted soldiers and noncommissioned officers. The Badge of Military Merit took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, to be worn over the left breast by those who had performed “any singularly meritorious action” in the service of the Continen