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.
All Stories By Claire
Patton’s Prayer: Discussing the famed general with author Alex Kershaw
Kershaw spoke about his newest book, how faith and ego intertwined that winter in 1944, and how the Battle of the Bulge became an American triumph.
Death by dentures? John McCain Sr.’s WWII battles with teeth, toilets
The then-vice admiral suffered mightily, as had his forefather George Washington, in the dentistry department.
WWII vet’s memoir slated to be part of the next ‘Band of Brothers’
Along the same ilk as “Helmet for My Pillow” or “With the Old Breed,” Murphy’s account will feed the narrative of Apple TV+’s 'Masters of the Air.'
The Marine who was a duck (yes, an actual duck)
Meet the "Devil duck" who could drink like a Marine.
The Navy let Cher perform on ship in ‘89. It’s regretted it ever since
Bet the Navy wishes it could “Turn Back Time” on this decision.
That one time the US Navy torpedoed FDR
The USS William D. Porter endured a series of calamitous events during its brief history.
Capt. Harold Barber remembers the ‘Chosin Few’
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, and the Korean War as a whole, is largely America’s “forgotten war.” The Korean War armistice was signed on July 27, 1953.
Army cadets raid Annapolis, steal the wrong goat from Navy
This year the cadets fumbled their mission. Hard.
Lest we forget… the handbrake: British vets crash armored vehicle into village memorial on Armistice Day
What was meant to be a somber day of reflection and remembrance in Cheshire, England was shattered — literally — for the wont of a handbrake.
Colin Firth to star as MI5 agent in WWII movie ‘Operation Mincemeat’
The movie will premiere in the U.K. in January 2022.
