The highest ranking US military officer in World War II isn’t who you think
World War II history is filled with famous names, many of which are general and flag officers who planned and fought the war to its now well-known conclusion. High ranking…
The complete post guide to Fort Leavenworth
Ft. Leavenworth is the second oldest active Army post west of Washington, D.C.! It’s also the oldest permanent settlement in Kansas, so no matter where you look, you’re going to…
How a troop trying to poison himself accidentally saved the President
On Apr. 4, 1951, a Navy inductee burst into the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia, blood gushing from his nose, doubled over in pain. There was no trauma, but the soon-to-be sailor could barely walk and was covered in blood. The doctors began to suspec…
This ’65 war movie was so bad that Eisenhower came out of retirement to publicly slam it
The 1965 movie “The Battle of the Bulge” is generally considered by war movie buffs to be the most inaccurate war movie ever made. It stars Henry Fonda leading a large cast of fictional characters (though Fonda’s Lt. Col. Kiley was based on a r…
Today in military history: Eisenhower takes command of Allies
On Feb. 11, 1943, General Dwight D. Eisenhower took command of the allied armies in Europe during World War II. General Eisenhower was nearly withheld from commissioning into the Army…
How Pepsi became the 6th largest military in the world
Almost everyone in the world has a favorite soda that they enjoy whenever they get the opportunity. But, is your favorite tasty drink worth giving up a military arsenal big enough to stock a whole country? Well, at one point in history, the Russi…
The highly caffeinated life of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the chain-smoking D-Day mastermind who became president
There are a lot of benefits one can get from drinking coffee. Studies show the right amount of coffee can lower your risk of Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 diabetes. It also has a
That one time Eisenhower lost a B-17 bomber in a bet
The liberation of Sfax, Tunisia on April 10, 1943 was a joyous occasion for nearly everyone involved. The Allies gained an important Mediterranean port, the Tunisians in the city were liberated, and British Lt. Gen. Bernard Montgomery won a B-17 bo…
5 legendary speeches delivered on D-Day over 75 years
June 6, 2019, marks 75 years since D-Day, when Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy during World War II.
On June 6, 1944, roughly 160,000 troops landed in Normandy, France, on five beaches with the code names Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, …
This two-line order to Eisenhower defines modern leadership
Future U.S. General of the Army and President Dwight D. Eisenhower was just a recently promoted and temporary brigadier general when the U.S. was dragged into World War II on December 7, 1941. One week later, he would have a meeting with Chief of St…