The name General George S. Patton Jr. echoes down the annals of military history, eliciting images of fierce determination ...

In the annals of military history, few figures loom as large as General George S. Patton—a man whose bold vision for armoured warfare transformed the outcome of World War II. Recognising tanks not ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants military officers to take risks again – and history may be on his side. A case in point: the day a 31-year-old U.S. Army lieutenant assigned to hunt Mexican rebel ...

The 761st Tank Battalion’s outstanding performance in the war’s last months bore witness to Ruben Rivers' exemplary courage.

Revolutionary battles where General Washington secured his legacy as "First in War." Congress created the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, and John Adams nominated George Washington to serve as the ...

Old Blood & Guts was in Dutch again. Lieut. General George S. Patton Jr., Military Governor of Bavaria, had made a fool of himself and had reflected on the whole U.S. Army by holding a press ...

Mount Vernon is 21 miles from my home. Lately I can almost feel the tremors from the nation’s general-turned-first-president spinning in his grave there. George Washington, who set long-followed ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Mount Vernon is 21 miles from my home. Lately I can almost feel the tremors from the nation’s general-turned-first ...

I was first elected to the Alabama Legislature in 1982. George Wallace had been elected to his last term as governor that year. Therefore, my first term as a legislator was Wallace’s final and fifth ...

For months, George Wallace had been casting about for a running mate, often in pretty strange waters. He considered “Colonel” Harland Sanders, the fried-chicken king (“It’s finger-lickin’ good”). He ...