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World Wars & Depression (1914–1945)
WWI, the New Deal, WWII homefront & battlefield, and global power.
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81 Years Later, General Anthony McAuliffe’s 1-Word Reply to a German Surrender Demand Is Still the Greatest Rebuttal in US Army History
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (368+ words) Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe, acting commander of the 101st Airborne at Bastogne, replied “Nuts!” on December 22, 1944, when Panzer Lehr demanded the town’s surrender....
Two Bombs, over 800 dead, the Ship Listing 13 Degrees with Her Own Ordnance Cooking Off: US Navy Essex-Class Aircraft Carrier Survived What Seems Like Impossible Odds
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (530+ words) The crew of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin became the most decorated for a single Navy action, with 392 awards, including two Medals of Honor. Of about 3,100 who sailed, 962 were still aboard when she sighted the Statue of Liberty....
Three veterans and Wedgeport Legion members receive Centenary Medal
16+ hour, 53+ min ago (359+ words) Three veterans, who are also Wedgeport Legion Branch 155 members, are being recognized with the Royal Canadian Legion Centenary Medal in recognition of their military service. These presentations were held during the celebration of the 100th anniversary year of the Royal Canadian…...
The US Navy Beached the 27,500-Ton Battleship USS Nevada at Pearl Harbor After 6 Bomb Hits and 1 Torpedo. She Was Repaired, Shelled Normandy on D-Day, Survived 2 Atomic Bombs at Bikini, Then Took 5 Days of Naval Gunfire Before 1 Aerial Torpedo Finally Sank Her on July 31, 1948.
8+ hour, 56+ min ago (751+ words) Now we take a look at USS Nevada’s remarkable, hardscrabble history. USS Nevada Creative Commons Image Battleship USS Nevada. Image: Creative Commons. USS Nevada. Image Credit: Creative Commons. BB-36 was the third USN vessel to bear the USS Nevada moniker…...
The Imperial Japanese Navy Built the 72,000-Ton Yamato With 9 18.1-Inch Guns, the Largest Ever Mounted on Any Warship. They Never Fired on an American Battleship. About 390 US Navy Aircraft Sank Her in Roughly 2 Hours on April 7, 1945.
12+ hour, 13+ min ago (573+ words) Each of Yamato's three turrets weighed about 2,774 tons — as much as a destroyer. Her guns could reach 25 miles. They never engaged the ship type they were built to destroy....
Decades Later, General Douglas MacArthur's Inspirational Line on Compassion Is the Best US Army Quote in All of Military History
12+ hour, 54+ min ago (593+ words) Douglas MacArthur posted one of the best records in West Point history, earned seven Silver Stars in World War I, and kept his vow to return to the Philippines at Leyte in 1944. Then Harry Truman fired him during the Korean…...
WWII Living History Event Brings World War II History to Life in Macomb, October 9–11
13+ hour, 47+ min ago (706+ words) Macomb's WWII Living History Weekend Three-day event brings more than 100 reenactors, historic vehicles, battle reenactments and immersive WWII experiences to Veterans Park October 9–11 MACOMB, IL, UNITED STATES, September 23, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Macomb will step back in time this October as the…...
Japan Returns Wrongly Collected Remains to Kazakhstan, Myanmar
16+ hour ago (176+ words) Tokyo, Sept. 23 (Jiji Press)--Japan's welfare ministry has said that it returned to Kazakhstan and Myanmar human remains mistakenly brought from the countries in a project to collect remains of Japanese who died overseas in World War II. This marked the…...
The U.S. Civil War Leadership of General Philip H. Sheridan
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (123+ words) In Little Phil: A reassessment of the Civil War Leadership of Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, historian Eric J. Wittenberg critically examines the military performances of the famous Union commander. Jeb Smith considers this. General Philip H. Sheridan. Source: Public domain. unknown, available here....
US Military Quote of the Week by US Army General George S. Patton: “Nobody ever defended anything successfully; there is only attack and attack and attack some more.”
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (482+ words) George Patton led Renault FT tanks at Saint-Mihiel and was shot in the thigh at Cheppy on September 26, 1918. In December 1944 he turned the Third Army north; the 4th Armored Division reached Bastogne on December 26....