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Fort Benning returns to old name — with a new namesake

The switch comes less than two years after the post was redesignated Fort Moore as officials stripped the names of Confederate officers from bases.

2 days ago

WWI Museum resurrects Great War participants in new high-tech exhibit

“Stations” boast recreated virtual scenes from WWI replete with interactive soundscape tech found in just one other U.S. location — the Las Vegas Sphere.

By Claire Barrett

2 days ago

The accidental Word War II victory of a little PT boat that could

Under the command of Lt. Isadore Kovar, PT-137 missed a Japanese destroyer — and crippled a cruiser instead.

By Jon Guttman

6 days ago

Her father owned Himmler’s personal copy of ‘Mein Kampf’ — but how?

John Fletcher Sisson served in the 4th Infantry Division during WWII and returned home with a unique "trophy" — Heinrich Himmler's "Mein Kampf."

By Claire Barrett

7 days ago

After nearly 100 years, this WWI soldier received his Medal of Honor

Sgt. William Shemin's Medal of Honor was delayed nearly 100 years because of anti-Semitism.

By Jon Guttman

13 days ago

How the Coast Guard sank a German U-boat off the North Carolina coast

Under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester, the cutter Icarus sank a German submarine in less than an hour.

By Jon Guttman

13 days ago