Operation Cowboy stands as one of only two documented occasions during World War II when U.S. and Wehrmacht forces fought ...

Guards at the Curragh had blanks in their weapons and the internees, allied and German, were allowed to visit local pubs and ...

Germany’s defeat in World War II led to its division, a turning point that shaped the Cold War. This video explains why the ...

Introduced in the late 1930s, the Panzer III was Germany’s first true battle tank and became the cornerstone of their early ...

History shows what’s possible when compassion leads. Today’s hunger emergencies demand that same resolve, William Lambers ...

In order to march on Antwerp, the German Wehrmacht needed to first capture Freyneux—and the US Army stopped it in its tracks.

The pilots were part of the Berlin Airlift bringing lifesaving supplies into West Berlin, which had been blockaded by the ...

Eighty years after the lights were plugged into a humming Army generator, the spirit of the “greatest celebration in American ...

Amid the hardships of the war, Christmas dinner became an annual reprieve for far-flung troops across the globe.

When you think about more recent military history, it’s unsurprising that World War II is the centerpiece of most ...

Prologue On December 20, 2025, the European Union (EU) almost crossed the Rubicon. It tried seizing Russian financial assets in Belgium for funding and ...

Here’s a collection of excerpts from the special columns of This Month in Fort McCoy history that highlighted history at then-Camp McCoy in September ...