Army Times on MSN

Why Hitler declared war on the United States

Adolf Hitler speaks at the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany, 1939. (Central Press/Hulton Archive/) When news of the Japanese ...
Opinion

America Can’t Make What the Military Needs

America needs to reinvest in building military hardware. The United States spends about 3.4 percent of its gross domestic product on defense, down from nearly 5 percent in 2010 and 9.4 percent in 1967 ...

The dystopian Pottersville in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ is starting to feel less like fiction

Frank Capra’s dark vision of corruption and greed highlights both the dangers of concentrated power and the quiet ...
Historical Digs on MSN

Fast and deadly – the truth about Italy’s WWII Folgore

The Macchi Folgore had the speed to chase Spitfires and the elegance to impress even its enemies. For a moment, it seemed Italy had found its answer to the Allies. But war doesn’t reward beauty—and ...
We Are The Mighty (WATM) on MSN

The college football team who became first responders at Pearl Harbor

After the Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the 1941 San Jose State football team stayed in Hawaii to provide security and join ...