Against all odds: The 2nd Infantry Division’s fight at Elsenborn Ridge
The heroic American stand at the towns of Krinkelt and Rocherath slowed the German advance in the Battle of the Bulge.
By Ralph E. Hersko, Jr.
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How Field Marshal Montgomery predicted the rise of drone warfare
While delivering a speech in 1954, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery gave prescient insights into the future of warfare.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
You can thank Theodore Roosevelt for the Army-Navy game
Canceled by President Grover Cleveland. Restored by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt — the Army-Navy football game is in its 135th year.
The Army-Navy game that ‘stopped the war’
The 1944 game delivered a brief respite from the far-flung battles across the globe, drawing attention back to a good, old-fashioned American rivalry.
Is carrier Wi-Fi distracting sailors? Jet mishap probe raises concerns
The arrival of readily accessible Wi-Fi onboard ships is reducing crews’ commitment to professional excellence, the investigation found.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Soon no Pearl Harbor survivors will be alive
As survivors fade, their descendants and the public are increasingly turning to other ways of learning about the bombing.
How one Japanese vessel spectacularly failed at Pearl Harbor
Even before the first Japanese bomb fell, the HA-19 and four other Type A midget submarines were meant to deal the first blow to the “sleeping giant."
The pajama pilot over Pearl Harbor
Philip M. Rasmussen was one of the few American pilots to get into the air in the skies on Dec. 7, 1941. He was still in his pajamas.
By Philip M. Rasmussen
In plain sight: The Pearl Harbor spy
Using simple observation, a Japanese spy in Pearl Harbor collected crucial information. His full story, however, remains hidden.
By Brian Walsh