How the Latest 'Company of Heroes' Preserves the World War II History of Africa and Italy The latest installment of Sega and Relic Entertainment's "Company of Heroes" series of games not only sets the game in the...
The 'Medal of Honor' Franchise Is the Only Video Game to Win an Oscar Leave it to a video-game franchise created by acclaimed Hollywood director Steven Spielberg to become the only video game to...
Russia Once Tried to Join NATO, an Alliance Formed to Counter Threats from Russia In the wake of the Second World War, 12 countries from Europe and North America banded together to form an alliance that...
Why The First US Jet Fighter Pilot Wore a Gorilla Mask During Test Flights The United States wasn’t the first country to develop a jet-powered fighter aircraft, but it was definitely the first in...
6 Minor Leaguers Who Gave Up Baseball Careers to Become Heroes of World War II Baseball players enlisted in droves. For most of them, any kind of wound could end their major-league dreams forever. Some...
A Poor Kid from Milwaukee Became the First Man to Fly to the Moon Twice Jim Lovell spoke to the American Veterans Center about joining the Navy, becoming an astronaut and the rescue of the ill...
How Civil War Moms Inspired the Creation of Mother's Day Ann Reeves Jarvis and Julia Ward Howe, sick of sons and fathers dying, wanted to remind people of the true cost of war.
How Audrey Hepburn Aided the Dutch Resistance During World War II Audrey Hepburn didn't talk much about her experiences during World War II, but one biographer was listening.
The Top 5 Reasons Americans Were Unfit for Military Service During World War I Here are a few of the most common things that would have kept an American out of the trenches.
The Most Decorated Female Soldier in the History of Modern Warfare Milunka Savić probably didn’t know she was about to set out on a seven-year rampage of destruction across two continents in...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...