The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.

In the Ukraine war, it is artillery that has enabled tactically clumsy Russian infantry and armor to advance. Stalin once ...

Reading historical fiction is a powerful way to experience the past through the eyes of someone living a very different life.

When World War II started, Africa was (save for certain exceptions) a tapestry of colonies. A third of the continent’s ...

In The Great Épinal Escape, Ghee Bowman tells the incredible story of forgotten Indian prisoners of war, and their daring ...

Sgt. James Raley's account came almost three months to the day after he improbably survived that fall from the skies over ...

Nazis staying at Greenbrier during WWII were treated like aristocratic guests. They even threw a birthday party for Hitler ...

In her latest book, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick tells the story of millions of displaced people and international efforts to ...

It might surprise some war movie fans to know that at least one Army historian doesn't think there's anything special about ...

In the United Kingdom, the army enjoys the prestige acquired during the two world wars, but it is concerned about the  threat ...