The Battle for Normandy – Amazing Images from the battlefields
71 years ago the Allies were fighting in Normandy to expand the still tenuous bridgehead around their landing beaches. Here are some amazing pictures from…
The USS Texas (BB-35) Was Intentionally Flooded During D-Day
The USS Texas (BB-35) saw more combat action in her lifetime than most other US battleships, seeing service in both World War I and II,…
Historic USS Texas Turned Over to Foundation for Maintenance & Operation
USS Texas: Beginning August 1, the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department has passed operational control of the Battleship Texas to the nonprofit Battleship Texas Foundation.…
The Price of Freedom: The Forgotten Civilian Deaths of D-Day
Operation Overlord, better known as D-Day, is often remembered for being one of the most intense battles in military history. Films like 1998’s Saving Private…
The Powerful Speech Dwight D. Eisenhower Delivered to Allied Troops Invading Normandy
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, was among those who helped execute the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6,…
Did a Deep Sleep Cause Hitler to Lose the Second World War?
Adolf Hitler spent his whole adult life attempting to take control of Europe, and once he took power in the Rhine, he turned his sights…
These Images Show How the French Celebrated Following the Liberation of France
The German occupation of France ran for four years and greatly affected the lives of French citizens. Things took a turn following D-Day, with the…