When it comes to World War II, many are familiar with D-Day, with stories of Allies storming the beaches of Normandy and gaining the beachhead against the Axis powers. However, many are less aware of ...

The First Division Museum at Cantigny continues its acclaimed "Date with History" series on Monday, Dec. 4. Guest speaker Steve Fixler will discuss the 1st Infantry Division's role in the 1943 Allied ...

Thank you for editorial commemorating the 80th anniversary of the World War II invasion of Sicily, the largest amphibious assault of the war (seven divisions versus five at Normandy). Yes, the ...

Zeuhlke, Mark, Operation Husky: The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10 - August 7 1943, Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2009, Ebook. Music: Armchair Historian Theme by Zach Heyde Corner Cube by ...

This episode follows Belisarius’ dramatic campaign to restore Byzantine authority over Italy during the Gothic War. From the ...

A classic Italian children’s book from 1945 gets an update in master illustrator Lorenzo Mattotti’s feature debut, “The Bears’ Famous Invasion of Sicily.” Beautifully drawn with bold colors and ...

James Holland is surely destined to become the Six Million Word Historian. He scribbles bionically fast and produces new, thick, square books about World War II seemingly nonstop. Aside from his ...

A war game based around the invasion of Sicily in 1943. By July 1943, the tides of war had turned on the Germans. Tunsia fell in May leaving no Axis territory in North Africa. On July 5th, they ...

Roger Muirhead, who has died a few days short of his 104th birthday, was awarded campaign medals for his Army service in North Africa, Italy, Normandy and Burma. Roger Hedderwick Muirhead was born in ...

Dino Buzzati's tale The Bears' Famous Invasion of Sicily completes the fall releases for the Children's Collection. The story, which also contains sections of poetry, details Leander, King of the ...