Stephen Mihm

Stephen Mihm, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, is a professor of history at the University of Georgia.

Stories from this author

A diver prepares to enter the water of Malakal Harbor in Palau, where the plane flown by U.S. Navy pilot Jay Ross Manown Jr. was shot down in September 1944.

Recovering the Lost Aviators of World War II

Inside the search for a plane shot down over the Pacific—and the new effort to bring its fallen heroes home