World War II Glider Pilots: Pioneers in Vertical Envelopment
Any study of the airborne forces of World War II without . . . glider/glider pilot support is incomplete.
Stray Rounds Winter 2025
Army History News following the publication of On Point’s Fall 2024 edition.
The Battle for Echternach: Patton’s Other Objective in the Battle of the Bulge
The capture of Echternach was quickly forgotten, though not to the men of the 5th Infantry Division who fought so hard in terrible conditions to liberate the town and secure the southern shoulder of the Bulge that Eisenhower had wanted.
Army Almanac – Winter 2025
Take a journey through winters of yore with this issue’s Army Almanac, featuring thirty-plus important dates in Army history.
Turki Bowl I: 5-73 CAV Takes the Fight to the Insurgents
Over twenty valor award narratives would attest to the ferocity of [Turki], including a Presidential Unit Citation awarded to 5-73 CAV.
Military Architecture at Fort Clark: A Guide to the Texas Historic Landmark Review
Fort Clark, Texas, is a little-known outpost crucial to the defense of the west Texas border as well as a staging and training area for troops deploying to the two World Wars. First established in 1852, the fort became the home of some of the finest military architecture preserved in the United States.
Smashing Hitler’s Gun’s: The Rangers at Pointe-Du-Hoc, D-Day, 1944 Review
One of the biggest threats to Allied forces landing in Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944, was the German gun emplacements on the strategic bluffs named Pointe-du-Hoc.
From the President’s Desk:
“Army History is American History” has long been a rallying cry for The Army Historical Foundation.
The Delaware Bay at War! The Coastal Defenses of the Delaware Bay during World War Two Review
Coastal defense has always been important to the security of the United States, and by the 1940s and the advent of World War II, coastal security became vital.
Death and Life in the Big Red One: A Soldier’s World War II Journey from North Africa to Germany Review
As part of Operation TORCH in November 1942, the division shares one of the longest journeys of any Army combat unit in that war.
