The National World War II Museum in New Orleans, brainchild of the late historian Stephen E. Ambrose, is a national treasure.

In December 1940 Britain’s cities burned under a rain of Nazi bombs. Only Operation COMPASS in North Africa provided hope and inspiration. Historian Carlo D’Este says we would do well to consider that bleak December as we face an uncertain 2009.

Historian Carlo D’Este finds similarities between the challenges facing U.S. president-elect Barrack Obama and those that faced British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in World War II.

Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874 – 1945, by historian Carlo D’Este, examines the influence of Churchill’s military career on his life and on his role as prime minister. In this article, the author provides an overview.

Historian Carlo D’Este revisits the Normandy beaches and compares the sites today with how they looked on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Includes President Ronald Reagan’s 1984 speech at Pointe du Hoc.

The Louisiana Maneuvers of 1941 brought national attention to Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Not long before, he thought his military career was all but over and that he would more than likely retire into obscurity.

Renowned biographer and military historian Carlo D’Este examines a lesser-known period of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s career in the first of a two-part series.

May 1941 was a month of hell for Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, with the fall of Crete and Cyrenaica. To make things worse, the German battleship Bismarck was on its way into the Atlantic.

We have never avoided the hard issues that are central to the public’s understanding.

This month I’m taking the opportunity to highlight one of the finest military programs in the United States. Now in its 13th year, the William E. …

We routinely use the interstate highways, but it is officially called the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System. In 1919 there was no such thing as a highway system in the United States.

The Winston Churchill we all tend to think of was elderly, balding and rather overweight. However, as a young officer in the British cavalry in the late 1890s Churchill was an avid polo player.

Carlo D’Este warmly remembers a sadly departed fellow historian, Martin Blumenson, who was also his mentor and friend.

Carlo D’Este shares details of the three books that inspired him to become a military historian.

History abounds with events, which in retrospect are benchmarks that assume far greater importance over the course of time. One such event occurred in July 1911 at Agadir.

This month’s article by Carlo D’Este is the original version of a heretofore-unknown account about Churchill and his role as the purveyor of innovative new ideas.

Historian Carlo D’Este provides us with another extract from his forthcoming new book, Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War.