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
How a POW humming ‘Old McDonald’ at Hanoi Hilton saved lives
Dubbed "The Incredibly Stupid One" by his captors, 20-year-old sailor Douglas Hegdahl was quietly building intelligence.
National Medal of Honor Museum opens its doors
Spearheaded by Jerry Jones of Dallas Cowboys fame, the National Medal of Honor Museum seeks to educate and inspire America's youth.
WWII podcast sets sights on stories that offer lessons for future wars
What happens when a Navy captain and a historian walk into a bar? They come out with a hit podcast about the Pacific War.
The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe forever.
This Marine endured five amphibious assaults — and survived Iwo Jima
Eighty years ago, Don Harris went ashore on Iwo Jima, where he and his fellow Marines faced one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War.
Army, Navy remove web pages highlighting women’s military service
In an attempt to align with President Trump’s termination of DEI initiatives, the Army and Navy have taken down web pages highlighting women's service.
One of the last remaining Tuskegee World War II veterans dies at 100
Harry Stewart Jr. was one of the legendary flying corps’ most decorated pilots during the WWII, having claimed three Nazi aircraft in a single day.
Apple’s new Vietnam War series captures ‘shards of light’ amid chaos
“Vietnam: The War That Changed America” is available to stream on Apple TV+.
‘Colder than hell’: Two vets recall Battle of the Bulge fears, mayhem
"Everyone was scared. ... I sometimes think of the people who were there. Dirty GIs. Unshaven. Dirty as the devil. Cold. Miserable."
This sailor fought the Japanese at Pearl Harbor—with football pads on
As the first Japanese planes swept over Pearl Harbor, Ganitch’s focus shifted from the gridiron to the skies.
