The Red Ball Express: The Truck Convoys That Kept the Allied Advance Moving
When Allied armies raced across France in 1944, their supply network nearly collapsed behind them. The Red Ball ...
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The Artificial Harbors That Kept D-Day Moving
Landing an army on the Normandy beaches was only the beginning. To keep the invasion alive, Allied engineers cre...
The Ghost Army: How Inflatable Tanks and Sound Effects Fooled the Germans
In World War II, a secret U.S. Army unit used inflatable tanks, recorded battlefield sounds, false radio traffic...
The Tank Duel at Cologne Cathedral: Pershing vs. Panther
On March 6, 1945, the crew of the new American Pershing Eagle 7 confronted a German Panther near Cologne Cathedr...