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Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WWII
On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo sank the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. Its whereabouts were lost to history — until now.
By Dave Kindy
How recovering a Japanese Zero at Pearl Harbor added to its mystery
The first chance for the U.S. to inspect the iconic Mitsubishi Zero revealed surprisingly few hard facts.
By David Aiken
This sailor fought the Japanese at Pearl Harbor—with football pads on
As the first Japanese planes swept over Pearl Harbor, Ganitch’s focus shifted from the gridiron to the skies.
The ordnance that made the attack on Pearl Harbor so devastating
A brief description of some of the bombs and torpedoes the Japanese used to add devastation to the Dec. 7, 1941 attack.
By Paraag Shukla
‘So this is war’: A young Marine’s account of days before Pearl Harbor
Marine 2nd Lt. Robert D. Taplett missed Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor but would go on to experience the Doolittle Raid.
By Robert D. Taplett
Could a young Army pilot have prevented the Pearl Harbor attack?
A fateful day — and question — shadowed Kermit Tyler all his life.
By Joseph Connor
How the ‘Brush-Off Club’ helped jilted WWII troops cope with Jody
The misery-loves-company club even featured critical, board-style roles, such as chief crier and chief consoler.
Killer instinct: How one man taught US soldiers to fight dirty in WWII
Francois d’Eliscu's training regimen was so hazardous that by March 1943 trainees in the program had already suffered 1,600 injuries.
By Patrick Kiger
Army taps ‘Ghost Fleet’ authors to write novel on multi-domain warfare
The Army’s concept of future warfare is getting the Tom Clancy treatment.
By Hope Hodge Seck