Americans have been rioting for a long time. Five civilians died when British troops fired on demonstrators in Boston, Mass., on March 5, 1770. This…
The hero of the Battle of Midway — the Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless dive bomber hanging from the ceiling at Chicago’s Midway Airport. Dauntless aircraft sank four Japanese…
A photo of the emergency entrance to Hitler’s underground bunker in Berlin where he spent the last four months of his life. The conical-shaped structure…
Veterans Day is more than free food, although that’s nice. It’s a time to pause and remember the military veterans in your family who sacrificed…
These prewar Polish soldiers look tough, and they fought bravely but were over matched by tactics and modern weapons when the Germans invaded on Sept.…
Died – 54, 246 Wounded – 103,284 MIAs – 8,177 I haven’t written much about the Korean War so it’s time to correct that oversight.…
The excellent Utah Beach museum in Normandy depicts figures of American soldiers exiting a Higgins boat, or officially a LCVP for Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel.…
My son Glenn Peterson, his wife Amanda, and their two daughters Jane and Anne took me to the newly renovated St. Louis Soldiers Memorial. The…
Visitors to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor can help raise a giant American flag. The 33-star flag (outdated already because Kansas had been admitted as…
The Nazi’s love of concrete can still be seen today as in these remnants from the Atlantic Wall. The Atlantic Wall was history’s largest fortification…