‘Presidents at War’ Review: In the Crucible of Combat
Among the millions of World War II veterans were multiple future U.S. presidents. Some only narrowly survived the experience.
U.S. Aircraft Carrier Collision: What We Know
Details are still emerging as to why the USS Harry S. Truman collided with a merchant ship near the Suez Canal.
This Book on World War I Changed How I Think of Nonfiction
Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.
U.S. aircraft carrier collides with large cargo ship in Mediterranean Sea
The USS Harry S. Truman collided with a 618-foot-long cargo ship off the coast of Egypt overnight. The Navy says no one on ...
Federal workers were targeted for loyalty during the Red Scare
President Harry S. Truman’s “loyalty checks” began with an executive order declaring that “there shall be a loyalty ...
Decorated pilot Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned ...