From the moment the United States entered World War II, American war planners focused upon one primary strategic accomplishment–an amphibious…
It was late June 1943, and a lone American P-38 Lightning circled leisurely over Amberley Field near Townsville, Australia. In…
The story of Second Lieutenant David Richard Kingsley is largely forgotten, save for two surviving sisters in his home state…
Found: The Horatius at the Oschersleben Bridge Bombers Hail One-Man Air ForceBy Andrew A. RooneyStars & Stripes Staff Writer A…
World War II was a time of great heroism, sacrifice, and courage for the country at large. Each person had…
The sound of breaking glass shattered the pre-dawn stillness at the U.S. Army Headquarters in Honolulu, Hawaii. Nervously glancing about…
In Europe and the Far East, World War II had been in progress for nearly two years before the attack…
Early on the morning of Sunday, November 8, 1942, the airwaves across France and North Africa crackled with a short-wave…
In the summer of 1942, just six months after Pearl Harbor, despite Allied victories at Midway and in the Coral…
While General Ira Eaker’s Mighty Eighth (Air Force) was making history in Europe, General George Kenney’s new Fifth Air Force…