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How a soldier who feared he missed the war went on to earn the MoH
The man who regretted missing combat in World War II despite being present for the conflict’s opening shots retired from the Army a combat-hardened major.
By Jon Simkins
Netanyahu tells convicted American spy: ‘We’re waiting for you’
Jonathan Pollard, a former analyst for the U.S. Navy convicted of spying for Israel, completed his parole and is cleared to move to Israel.
Former Navy analyst convicted of spying is expected in Israel soon, says Netanyahu
Jonathan Pollard, a civilian intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy, sold military secrets to Israel while working at the Pentagon in the 1980s.
White House aware in 2019 of Russian bounties on American troops in Afghanistan, officials say
Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported, according to U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the intelligence.
Explainer: Why it took 40 years to pass a bill acknowledging the Armenian genocide
Since 1923, Turkey has denied perpetrating what came to be called the Armenian genocide.
By Eldad Ben Aharon, Leiden University
How one organization is working to correct cases of Jewish WWII soldiers mistakenly buried under Latin Cross headstones
“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”
By Dylan Gresik
How the Navy got Lincoln to dance a jig in his nightshirt
The brilliant Union firsts during the battle for North Carolina's coast.
By Ron Soodalter, America's Civil War
Kublai Khan’s Mongol navy
How a force of nomadic horse warriors learned the art of naval operations.
By Cmdr. Benjamin “BJ” Armstrong
Greece, Israel, Cyprus sign deal for EastMed gas pipeline
The race to claim offshore energy deposits in the southern Mediterranean has created new tensions between Greece and Cyprus, on one side, and historic rival Turkey.
Turkish troops to fight in Libya
That deal, along with a separate agreement on maritime boundaries between Turkey and Libya, has led to anger across the region and beyond.
Seven down: Courage during an air rescue disaster
A forced landing on Greenland’s ice cap set in motion one of the costliest search-and-rescue operations ever mounted.
By Stephan Wilkinson, Aviation History