On 10 July 1943, Felix Sparks arrived with the Allied forces in Italy, a captain in the 157th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Division - nicknamed the Thunderbirds. Just twenty-five years old, Sparks soon proved a leader of immense fortitude and stamina, participating in four amphibious invasions and [...]

Robert Capa, one of the finest photojournalists and combat photographers of the twentieth century, covered every major conflict from the Spanish Civil War to the early conflict in Vietnam. Always close to the action, he created some of the most enduring images ever made with a camera--perhaps none m[...]

The untold story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War
Written with Alex Kershaw's trademark narrative drive and vivid immediacy, "The Liberator" traces the remarkable battlefield journey of maverick U.S. Army officer Felix Sparks through the Allied liberat[...]

Before D-Day, regular army soldiers called the National Guardsmen of Virginia's 116th Infantry Regiment 'Home Nannies', 'Weekend Warriors', and worse. On June 6, 1944, on Omaha Beach, however, these proud Virginians who carried the legacy of the famed Stonewall Brigade showed the regular army and th[...]

It was the summer of 1940, and World War II had been raging for nearly a year. Buoyed by his successes on the Continent, Hitler was now planning an invasion of England to seal Europe's fate. Though the United States was still a neutral country, a few Americans decided they couldn't remain on the sid[...]

I oktober 1944 var den amerikanska flottans ubåt Tang redan legendarisk hon hade sänkt fler fientliga fartyg, räddat fler besättningar från nedskjutna flygplan, och genomfört fler djärva ytattacker än någon annan ubåt under kriget i Stilla havet. Men på hennes femte patrulleringsuppdrag [...]

Det var en kall decembermorgon 1944, djupt inne i de belgiska Ardennernas skogar. Arton män i en liten underrättelsepluton, under befäl av den tjugoårige löjtnanten Lyle Bouck, kröp ihop i sina skyttevärn i ett desperat försöka att hålla värmen. Plötsligt bröts tystnaden av dånet från[...]