‘He can run but he can’t hide’: Joe Louis and the fight of his life
Authors Johnny Smith and Randy Roberts explore Louis's personal fight during WWII and how he became a champion for Black Americans in and out of the ring.
Military History
The lost prison interview with Hermann Göring
From his prison cell on July 25, 1945, Göring was interviewed by Maj. Kenneth W. Hechler of the U.S. Army Europe’s Historical Division.
With his bare hands, this sailor sealed off his ship to save its crew
During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Oscar Peterson sacrificed all to keep his flaming ship in the fight.
During the Meuse-Argonne campaign, this trench runner took initiative
Sterling Morelock advanced his company but paid a painful price.
Netherlands WWII cemetery removes displays honoring Black soldiers
ABMC, however, told Dutch news outlets that one panel is “off display, though not out of rotation,” although a second panel was “retired.”
This Korean War aviator was the first helicopter pilot to receive MOH
Even as a POW, John Koelsch fought for the men he rescued to the end.
Can Ken Burns revitalize American patriotism?
The 12-hour docuseries highlights nearly 150 characters and 36 battle sequences that range from the well-known, like Bunker Hill, to the more obscure.
‘Gunners!’ revives forgotten chapter of air war over Korea
A new book details the experiences of gunners on propeller-driven B-29 Superfortresses locked in combat with supersonic jets during the Korean War.
Meet the only B-26 Marauder crewman to receive the Medal of Honor
With fire streaming from his engine and the right wing half enveloped in flames, Lindsey led the formation to drop their 2,000-pound loads over France.
The AEF ‘lost’ his MOH paperwork. It took nearly 70 years to correct.
With half his troops down, Cpl. Freddie Stowers led the rest.
Meet the WWII ace and Medal of Honor recipient who mastered the P-47
Neel Kearby became a hardcore “believer” in the P-47 and devoted himself to developing a doctrine for making the most of the Thunderbolt’s diving speed.
After World War I, séances boomed – and dead soldiers ‘wrote’ home
In March 1915, Raymond Lodge was deployed to France. By September, he was dead. A few weeks later, however, he got in touch with his family.
This nurse jerry-rigged a trach tube to keep a wounded Marine alive
Mary Hawkins spent 13 months flying the wounded out of the Pacific Theater, becoming one of the few women to be awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
‘Nuremberg’ to capture cat-and-mouse game between Göring, captors
The film follows the true story of Hermann Göring's incarceration and trial following his capture in the final days of WWII.
With his observer’s parachute shredded, this pilot gave up his own
During the longest battle of the Vietnam War, Steven Bennett put his observer’s life above his own.
The most dangerous gravesite in the US resides in Arlington Cemetery
Richard McKinley was one of three men killed in America's first nuclear accident.
Angel’s Glow: The glowing bacteria that saved soldier lives at Shiloh
Dubbed the "Angel's Glow" by Civil War soldiers doctors reported that those with glowing wounds had lower infection rates and healed much faster.
