November 5, 2020 “He was an inspiration to us all in those trying days” The relationship between General George C. Marshall and Field Marshal Sir John G. Dill has been considered one of…
October 20, 2020 No more let us falter! From Malta to Yalta! "No more let us falter! From Malta to Yalta!" telegraphed Prime Minister Winston Churchill to President Roosevelt on New Year's…
September 23, 2020 Breaking “Purple” in William Friedman’s own words In late 1938, a decoded Japanese message indicated that in February 1939, the current “A” encryption would no longer be…
July 22, 2020 The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion The 64th anniversary of the dedication of the Colleville-sur-Mer Normandy American Cemetery was commemorated July 18. Among the thousands of…
July 1, 2020 Marshall Begins Duties as Acting Army Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff George C. Marshall assumed the chief’s duties on July 1, 1939. According to army regulations: “The…
June 24, 2020 Allied Strategic Debates: North African versus cross-Channel invasion June 1942 It was an inauspicious time for the Second Washington Conference to convene. The Allied position in the Mediterranean…
May 27, 2020 The Battle of Cantigny in the words of Lt. Col. George C. Marshall After the United States declared war on the Central Powers April 6, 1917, the first U.S. troops arrived in France…
May 8, 2020 Victory in Europe “The mission of this Allied force was fulfilled at 0241, local time, May 7th, 1945,” Gen. Eisenhower to the Combined…
January 20, 2020 Elizebeth Smith Friedman and Prohibition One hundred years ago, it became illegal to stop off at the corner bar for a beer – the Volstead…
