December 1944: The Medics Who Saved Thousands at the Battle of the Bulge Under artillery fire in frozen Belgium, combat medics established battlefield medicine standards still used today.
This Former School Teacher Led a Guerrilla Army Behind Japanese Lines in the Solomon Islands and Helped the U.S. Win on Guadalcanal A former schoolteacher armed with a radio and a force of Solomon Islander scouts became one of World War II's most legendary...
The 106th Infantry Division's Forgotten Sacrifice During the Battle of the Bulge Eighty years ago today, German artillery opened fire on an inexperienced American division that had been at the front for...
Welcome to Hell: Russia Once Lost 2,000 Men in Grozny, Then Repeated the Same Mistakes in Ukraine Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev promised he could seize Grozny with a single parachute regiment in two hours. On New...
North Vietnam's Best General Beat France at Dien Bien Phu, Then Failed With the Same Tactics Against Marines at Khe Sanh Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap earned his reputation as one of history's great military commanders on May 7, 1954, when 16,000 French...
Native American World War II Veteran, Final Member of Unit, Dies at 101 Gilbert "Choc" Charleston, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was the last remaining member of the 739th Tank...
The American Destroyer That Sacrificed Itself to Turn Back Japan’s Battleship Fleet at Leyte Gulf Taffy 3—consisting of six escort carriers, three destroyers, and four destroyer escorts—was there to cover troops storming...
How a Rag-Tag Group of Soldiers, Marines, Choctaw, Militia and Pirates Saved New Orleans From the British By December of 1814, American forces were in tatters. The Redcoats had dominated them in the War of 1812, repulsed their...
WWII Soldier, 101, Looks Back on Surviving Battle of the Bulge Jim Sharp was one of the lucky ones. And at age 101, he’s still around to talk about it. While he feels a “little weak and...
Battle Of The Bulge Veteran Celebrates 101st Birthday With Dream Flight So, when the World War II veteran, Battle of the Bulge soldier and guard at the Nuremberg Trials, had an opportunity to fly...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
