‘Coming In Hot and Heavy’ – Glider Pilot Recalls Crash Landing a Platoon in France on D-Day (LISTEN)
“I set down doing about 85 or 90 mph on wet grass with no brakes and the hedgerows were coming up pretty damn fast.” OF THE 17,000 American airborne troops to touch down in Normandy on…
“I Want YOU!” – The Story Behind One of the Most Famous Wartime Posters in History
“Four million copies of the poster were quickly printed and plastered onto walls and signposts from Maine to California. Within weeks, just about every American citizen had seen it.” YOU’VE PROBABLY NEVER heard the name James Montgomery Flagg, but…
Hearts of Oak, Tunics of Red – 10 Amazing Facts About the Royal Marines of the Napoleonic Wars
“Their gallant conduct is merely alluded to rather than discussed in detail by both naval historians and maritime novelists. The Royal Navy furnishes the stars and The Royal Marines supply the extras.” By John Danielski …
Friends and Foes – Why Does a WW1 Memorial at Harvard University Honour Fallen Enemy Soldiers?
“Harvard’s church leaders insisted that the cenotaph commemorate all of its own who perished in World War One, not just those who fought for the victors.” By Allegra Jordan IN PSYCHOLOGY, the term “quantum change” refers…
The Heroes of Palawan – How Survivors of a Japanese Massacre Lived to Tell the Tale of Atrocities in the Philippines
“The 11 men that got away would report the atrocities of Palawan, ultimately leading to the salvation of thousands.” By Stephen L. Moore AFTER WADING ASHORE on Leyte’s Red Beach on Oct. 20, 1944, General…
Learning to Fly – Six of America’s Most Important Cold War Training Aircraft
“Trainers have to be just challenging enough to fly to eliminate the willing but unworthy yet not so difficult to fly as to be dangerous for the neophyte.” Trainer aircraft are the unsung heroes of…
