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October 23, 1983: The Marines in Beirut
By Thomas L. Friedman Funny country, Lebanon. The minute one army packed up and rushed out,…
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Cuban Missle Crisis
By Alex Von Tunzelmann On the morning of 20 October, the Joint Chiefs of Staff sent…
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British Surrender: George Washington’s Diary and the Articles of Capitulation
By Callie Oettinger George Washington’s October 12 to November 5, 1781, diary entries are windows opening…
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Victory & Glory: The End of the Revolutionary War
By John Ferling October 19, 1781, the terms for the surrender of the General Charles Cornwallis-led…
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Marshall, Mitchell, and Meuse-Argonne
Americans escorting German prisoners to the rear, Meuse-Argonne. Credit: Library of Congress.…
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1993 Battle of Mogadishu: A SEAL’s-Eye View
By Howard E. Wasdin and Stephen Templin As we pulled back into the compound, everyone was…
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Mossad and 9/11
By Gordon Thomas Anti-Semitic conspiracists plan to flood the internet to mark the tenth anniversary of…
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Siege of Leningrad: Deadliest City Blockade in Human History
By Anna Reid This is the story of the siege of Leningrad, the deadliest blockade of…
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September 2, 1945: Formal Surrender of Japan in Images
By Callie Oettinger September 2, 1945, the formal ceremonies, marking the surrender of Japan, took place…
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August 1945:MacArthur, Occupation, Pending Official Surrender
By Callie Oettinger This collection of pictures features images from August 17–30, 1945. August 27, 1945,…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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