How a Truman staffer described the decision to drop the bombs
The decision to drop the bombs on Hiroshima and then Nagasaki is one of the most controversial in military history. When looking at it from modern day, it’s easy to…
Truman and Stalin tried to shock each other with info their spies already had
On July 24, 1945, new President Harry S. Truman and Soviet Premier Josef Stalin entered a meeting, just the two of them, with shocking news to break to one another….
The artillery mission that made Truman a criminal and hero
Future President Harry S. Truman was a new artillery captain in World War I during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive where his battery would be called to provide artillery fire for advancing American troops. One of his unit’s barrages would get him threa…
Today in military history: Truman Doctrine seeks to counter communism
On March 12, 1947, President Harry S. Truman announced his foreign policy designed to counter the spread of communism. In what could be argued as the beginning of the Cold…
A cartoonish look at how an epic airlift prevented World War 3
Everyone knew in the closing days of World War II that the Soviet Union was destined to clash with the rest of the Allies. But when it attempted a blockade of West Berlin that amounted to a siege in 1948, it still took the world by surprise and thre…
Their first battle: Truman rallies his men under artillery fire
Future-President Harry S. Truman was a hero in World War I who technically broke orders when, as a captain, he ordered his men to fire out of sector during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, eliminating German artillery batteries and observers in order to…
An exclusive look inside the US military’s largest ammunition plant
Carry the battle to them. Don’t let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don’t ever apologize for anything.” When most people think of Harry S. Truman, they think of the president who signed off on the first and only wartime use of…
Navy’s new strategy in Europe is allegedly confusing Russia
The National Defense Strategy document released in January 2018 emphasized dynamic force employment as a method to maintain the US Navy’s combat capabilities while changing the duration and intensity of its deployments.
It was intended to be …