Allen Frazier

About Allen Frazier

Allen Frazier is a U.S. Army veteran and military journalist based in Wyoming who covers military history, current events, and world affairs for Military.com.

With a background combining military service, academic expertise, and professional journalism, Allen brings depth and authenticity to his coverage of military history and international topics. His work spans historical analysis and current events, exploring how historical conflicts affect present-day military issues.

Allen earned a B.A. in history with a minor in journalism from the University of Mississippi and an M.A. in World War II studies from Arizona State University. A former reporter for the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Mississippi, he has contributed to Task & Purpose, The Collector, and other leading military and history outlets.

Expertise

Military history, specializing in World War II
Current military events and world affairs
Military journalism and analysis

Professional Roles

Writer for Military.com
Contributor to Task & Purpose
Contributor to The Collector

Education

M.A. in World War II Studies from Arizona State University
B.A. in History with a minor in Journalism from the University of Mississippi

Publications

Featured in Task & Purpose
Featured in The Collector
Published in the Sun Herald

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The men of the regiment formed up during a formal ceremony in Italy during WWI. (World War I Centennial)

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Simo Häyhä, the Finnish sniper who killed hundreds of Soviets during the Winter War, aiming his rifle while wearing his winter camouflage. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Finnish Sniper Who Killed Over 500 Soviet Soldiers, the Most Confirmed Kills in Military History

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American troops moving through the Kasserine Pass. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Battle of Kasserine Pass: The Humiliating WWII Defeat That Transformed the US Army

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President Donald J. Trump participates in a pull-aside meeting with the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark Mette Frederiksen during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 70th anniversary meeting Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Watford, Hertfordshire outside London. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

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Denmark deployed soldiers to both Iraq and Afghanistan when America launched the Global War on Terrorism. Fifty of their...

American soldiers pose with a captured Italian flag in Sicily, 1943. Some of the men are sporting captured Axis helmets. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Biscari Massacre: Patton’s Soldiers Executed 73 Axis POWs, Then the Army Covered it Up

The 45th was the only "green" division in the invasion with no combat experience. Its 180th Infantry Regiment struggled badly...

American and Australian troops dug in together during the Battle of Hamel. Hamel was fought in the early morning and by a happy arrangement on what was their National Day, United States troops attacked, at battalion strength, for the first time in the British line. Their part in the operation not only made the day memorable for them, but created a great bond between the Americans and Australians. Left to right: five unidentified; Private Jamieson, 42nd Battalion; Lance Corporal Bellamy, 42nd Battalion. (Wikimedia Commons)

The Battle of Hamel: Australian Soldiers Taught American Doughboys to Fight Germans in WWI

For the first time in American history, U.S. soldiers would fight under a foreign command. In 93 minutes, they would help win...

American P-38 and Soviet Yak-9 planes in flight during World War II. The planes engaged each other in combat once over Nis during the war. (Wikimedia Commons)

The 1944 Air Battle Over Niš: The Only Direct Combat Between American and Soviet Forces in WWII

On Nov. 7, 1944, that convergence produced the only acknowledged direct combat between American and Soviet forces in World...

Marine Cpl. Dennis W. Burker, using a Browning automatic rifle, fires at enemy positions in front of Company I, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines' place on the main line of resistance. Cpl. Burker wears one of the 24,000 armored vests issued the division by 1953. (USMC Photo)

The Korean Battle for Outpost Vegas: 1,000 Casualties, Two Medals of Honor, One Four-Legged Hero

By late March of 1953, the Korean War remained mostly static as peace negotiations went back and forth. U.N. and communist...

The Second Seminole War (1835–42) took place in Florida between the U.S. military and the Seminole people. (Dade Battle by Ken Hughes 1974/Miami History Center)

Seminole Warriors Fought the US Military to a Stalemate in the Florida Swamps

Fewer than 2,000 Seminole warriors held off an American force that eventually numbered more than 30,000 troops. It became the...

1931 New York Police Department mugshot of Luciano. (Wikimedia Commons)

Operation Underworld: How an Italian Mafia Boss in Prison Helped the US Invade Sicily in World War II

The Navy suspected sabotage. German U-boats had sunk 120 American merchant ships in the first three months after Pearl Harbor...

Bedloe's Island in 1927, showing the statue and army buildings. The eleven-pointed walls of Fort Wood, which still form the statue's base, are visible. (Wikimedia Commons)

German Spies Detonated 2 Million Pounds of Explosives in New York Harbor in 1916: The Statue of Liberty's Torch Has Been Closed Ever Since

Just after 2 a.m. on July 30, 1916, a freight car loaded with TNT exploded at a munitions depot on Black Tom Island in New...

American B-24 carrying out a depth charge attack against a German U-Boat during World War II. (Revell)

How a US War Crime Against a German Rescue Mission Helped Exonerate a Nazi Admiral at Nuremberg

Werner Hartenstein pulled drowning British troops from the Atlantic Ocean in September 1942. The German U-boat commander was...

Fireman First Class John L. Hodge is decorated with the Navy Cross for bravery displayed during the sinking of the USS Panay. (Wikimedia Commons)

The USS Panay Incident: Japanese Planes Attacked an American Ship, Killing U.S. Sailors and Civilians Four Years Before Pearl Harbor

Norman Alley was napping on deck when Japanese bombs started falling. The Universal News cameraman grabbed his camera and...

Projected design and capabilities of the USS Defiant (BBG-1), the first ship in the line of Trump-class battleships for the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy)

Trump Announces New Class of Battleships Despite Century of Evidence Proving the Large Warships Are Obsolete

The ship will displace more than 35,000 tons and be capable of speeds exceeding 30 knots, according to the Navy. The...

Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe and his staff gathered inside Bastogne's Heintz Barracks for Christmas dinner Dec. 25th, 1944. This military barracks served as the Division Main Command Post during the siege of Bastogne, Belgium during WWII. The facility is now a museum known as the "Nuts Cave". (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)

Seven American and German Soldiers Sat Down and Enjoyed a Christmas Dinner Together During the Battle of the Bulge

Elisabeth Vincken had listened to artillery fire for eight straight days before someone knocked on her cottage door on...

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