Op-ed: FDR’s Fireside Chat is a model for calm amid coronavirus pandemicThe author thinks Trump's address to the nation about COVID-19 flopped.By Michael J. Socolow, University of Maine4 years ago
Op-ed: Naming a future flattop after Doris Miller was right and justLet's pay homage to a petty officer who represented our nation's values and aspirations.By Capt. Lawrence Brennan (retired)4 years ago
Four days in December: Germany’s path to war with the USAdolf Hitler and other German leaders so thoroughly expected the Reich to fight America that, after the initial delighted outburst, they gave Pearl Harbor scarcely a thought.By Gerhard L. Weinberg, HistoryNet4 years ago
Would a shark attack victim be eligible for the Purple Heart?During World War II, many U.S. ships were sunk due to enemy action and sailors entered the water uninjured. Until the sharks arrived.By Barbara Salazar Torreon, Congressional Research Service4 years ago
How Dorie Miller’s bravery helped fight Navy racismThe first American hero of World War II helped clear the way for others by doing what he was not allowed to do.By Thomas W. Cutrer and T. Michael Parrish, World War II Magazine4 years ago
The Operation Dragoon drama of Douglas FairbanksFamed for his heroics on screen, a Hollywood idol topped himself at war as leader of a band of seaborne deception specialistsBy David Sears, World War II Magazine4 years ago