Trapped when his B-17 Flying Fortress was hit by enemy fire, tail gunner Eugene Paul Moran kept fighting as the plane went down and somehow survived
On November 29, 1943, Eugene Paul Moran manned the tail gunner’s turret of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress during a bombing mission over Germany when…
U.S. Navy officials had to add fiberglass domes to its nuclear fleet after a cookiecutter shark damaged one of the vessels
Submarines are engineered to endure the most extreme underwater threats—torpedoes, depth charges, and catastrophic system failures. Some have even been intentionally scuttled. Yet one of…
After touring a liberated concentration camp, General Dwight D. Eisenhower witnessed its horrors firsthand and was shaken by the scene even after years of war experience
In the spring of 1945, General Dwight D. Eisenhower visited the recently liberated Ohrdruf concentration camp—an experience that left an indelible mark on him. Even…
During the Second World War, American writer Mildred Fish-Harnack was executed on the Führer’s orders for participating in underground resistance groups
During the turmoil of World War II, as the Führer’s forces tightened their grip on Europe, a handful of courageous individuals chose resistance over submission.…
During the Vietnam War, an elite force known as MACV-SOG operated in such secrecy that even many within the U.S. military didn’t know the details of their missions
During the Vietnam War, MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group) operated under such intense secrecy that even many within the U.S.…
Examining the events that led to Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor that are often skipped over in history books
The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, stands as one of the most pivotal moments in modern history, propelling the United States into…
‘The Longest Day’ is considered one of the most iconic Hollywood war movies, but behind the scenes, tensions were high between John Wayne and a producer
Considered one of the seminal war films of the 1960s, The Longest Day is regularly cited among cinema’s most impressive military epics. Beneath its sweeping…
Using her status as a social worker, Irena Sendler smuggled 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII
War often calls for courage from more than just soldiers. Ordinary civilians, acting with quiet determination, sometimes risk everything to perform acts of selflessness and…
The Japanese battleship Kongō was one of the most heavily armed when it was built and became known as the ‘Indestructible Diamond’
The Japanese battleship Kongō earned legendary status for its formidable strength and resilience, inspiring evocative nicknames such as “Indestructible Diamond,” “Indra’s Spear,” and “Divine Thunder.”…
During the Vietnam War, some of the important service members of the American forces weren’t soldiers – they were dogs
In Vietnam’s thick, unforgiving jungles, some of the U.S. military’s most dependable allies were four-legged. Military working dogs performed essential tasks—sniffing out hidden booby traps,…
Before he was the voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa, James Earl Jones was a U.S. Army Officer
Well before James Earl Jones became renowned for his powerful screen and stage performances, he wore the uniform of a U.S. Army officer. After studying…
What it’s like to live and serve on a military submarine, operating undetected beneath the surface of the ocean
Submarines rank among the most complex achievements in modern engineering, built to operate unseen beneath the ocean’s surface for weeks or even months at a…