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Battle of Iwo Jima: A turning point in the Pacific War

One of the most intense and iconic battles of World War II, the Battle of Iwo Jima pushed both sides to their limits. In this ...
Beyond Walks on MSN

The barefoot marine who changed a World War II battle

On the black volcanic sands of Iwo Jima during World War II, American Marines were pinned down by invisible Japanese defenses ...
Virginia Connection Newspapers

Uncommon Valor in Arlington

They are part of the Greatest Generation and survivors of one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history. As their numbers diminish with each passing year, eight veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima ...

10 War Miniseries That Packed More Punch Than Longer Shows

Discover war miniseries that pack a powerful punch in just a few episodes, outshining many longer TV shows, from Band of ...

Dan David, Mohawk journalist and founder of APTN, was champion of Indigenous representation

As the founding editor-in-chief of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, he spent much of his life trying to change the narrative ...

These 10 War Movies Are Better Than 'Saving Private Ryan' (Yes, Seriously)

Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is a masterpiece, but movies like Platoon and Come and See are more powerful and resonant ...
Winter is Coming on MSN

Thank you, Guillermo del Toro, for bringing your freak to the Oscars

The auteur has spent decades legitimizing modern genre films in the eyes of the Academy, and deserves to be praised for it.

Destroyer, Electronic Surveillance Jet Joins U.S. Forces Massing In Middle East

Amid the ongoing military buildup, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that no one knows who would lead Iran next should ...