The Battle of the Atlantic – Inside the Second World War’s Most Important Campaign
“The battle escalated slowly from its commencement at the outbreak of war in 1939 to its violent climax in the spring of 1943.” By James Brun IN LEWIS Gilbert’s 1960 film, Sink the Bismarck!, the…
The Rise of U.S. Navy Codebreaking – America’s Cryptanalysis Coup at Midway Was 20 Years in the Making
“The work required painstaking concentration, faultless attention to minute details, and the ability to recognize nearly invisible patterns.” By Walter S. Topp WHEN THE Japanese Navy’s powerful aircraft carrier strike force approached Midway Atoll…
Turning-Point at Saratoga – Inside the 1777 Campaign That Won America its Independence
“No other campaign of the American Revolution had as many far-reaching consequences.” By Kevin J. Weddle IN LATE AUGUST of 1777, Great Britain’s King George III received a message that so thrilled him he…
Meet Milburn H. Henke, the ‘First’ American GI to Land in Europe in World War Two
“With all the attention I got, it looked as though the army’s plan was for me to win the war single-handed.” Re-printed with permission from WartimeNI.com PRIVATE FIRST CLASS Milburn H. Henke served…
The 10th Mountain Division – 10 Facts About America’s Elite Alpine Warriors of WW2
“The 10th Mountain Division was an elite unit, trained to fight on skis, climb mountains, and thrive in cold weather.” By Christopher Mars THE NIGHT OF Feb. 18, 1945 promised to be a quiet one…
The Kaiser’s War in the Far East – Inside Imperial Germany’s Asia & Pacific Campaigns of 1914
“Despite the comparatively small scale of the conflict there and the speedy surrender of some outposts, the overseas dimension of World War One has unfairly been overlooked.” By Katja Hoyer ON DEC. 6, 1897, the…
