Claire Barrett
Claire Barrett is the Strategic Operations Editor for Sightline Media and a World War II researcher with an unparalleled affinity for Sir Winston Churchill and Michigan football.
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Sink ships, get Scotch: An officer’s spirited revenge for Pearl Harbor
Wilfred "Jasper" Holmes, a U.S. Naval officer, personally sent expensive scotch to any U.S. skipper who sank a ship of the Kido Butai.
105 years after his death, WWI doughboy finally receives proper burial
On June 7, the American Battle Monuments Commission, alongside French and U.S. officials, interred its first Great War unknown since 1988.
Let’s debunk the 3 biggest myths of D-Day
Today we are breaking down fact from fiction, myth from verity.
Chinese ship accused of looting iconic WWII shipwrecks
An illegal Chinese salvage operation is suspected to have raided two iconic World War II wrecks.
Oh, the Places SNAFU Will Go: Dr. Seuss’ animated fight against Nazis
Under the direction of Frank Capra Dr. Seuss offered up his services to the U.S. Army’s Information and Education Division.
Why Mark Twain had an incredibly brief stint as a Confederate soldier
In the summer of 1861, the former riverboat pilot went to war.
Last surviving Nuremberg prosecutor dies at 103
Ferencz took on Nazi death squads during the Nuremberg trials.
Once the ‘Cinderella Man,’ boxer (and manager) later enlisted in WWII
Ron Howard’s movie ends with David slaying Goliath. Yet for the boxer and his manager, it would only be the beginning.
Who’s really in this iconic Vietnam War photo?
It has become one of the most enduring photographs of the Vietnam War.
New book highlights unit with the most WWII Medals of Honor in Europe
From North Africa to the liberation of Adolf Hitler's lair in Berchtesgaden, Germany, the men of the 3rd ID slogged through it all.
