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December 8, 2020
America Enters World War Two
December 8, 1941, the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the US enters WWII. The war would drag on until September of 1945.
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December 4, 2020
Opium Wars
When Europeans forced the Chinese to import opium into their country, causing widespread addiction among the population, two Opium Wars would follow.
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December 2, 2020
Yalta Conference
In February of 1945, the Big Three Allied leaders decided the post-WWII fate of Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe at the Yalta Conference.
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November 25, 2020
Buffalo Soldiers
The 85-year proud tradition of the Buffalo Soldiers, which were all-black cavalry and infantry regiments who fought from 1866 through the Korean War.
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November 24, 2020
The Huey Helicopter
Out of the 11 deployed helicopters in Vietnam, the Huey or Bell UH-1D, became most essential. The Huey was ready to insert or extract troops from hot zones or rush the wounded to field hospitals.
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November 5, 2020
Big Week: Allied Forces vs Luftwaffe in Operation Argument
In 1944, the Allied Air Forces sacrificed bombers as bait to engage the Luftwaffe with the P-51 Mustang in Operation Argument, becoming a big week in the allies campaign for air superiority.
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October 29, 2020
Battle of Midway: Japan’s Expansionist Pacific Ambitions Crushed
Turning the tide on Japan’s expansionist ambitions in the Pacific, the Battle of Midway would prove America’s resolve and prowess in WWII.
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