World War II
A Brutal Genocide in Colonial Africa Finally Gets its Deserved Recognition
Activist Israel Kaunatjike journeyed from Namibia to Germany, only to discover a forgotten past that has connections to his own family tree
A Town Founded By Nazis Was Just Sued for Housing Discrimination
In parts of Yaphank, laws require homeowners to be of German descent
How the Journalist Who Broke the News of World War II Got Her Scoop
Somebody needs to make a movie about Clare Hollingworth
The Train Station That Has Been Housing the World’s Refugees for More Than a Century
Past and present collide at Berlin’s Ostbahnhof
The Nazis Wanted to Beat the British With Exploding Chocolate Bars
Sweet, but scary
Meet the Bear Who Earned the Rank of Corporal in the Polish Army
He had a penchant for cigarettes, booze and arm wrestling
The U.S. Military Named Their Swarming Drones After This Fairy Tale
These "Gremlins" take their cue from WWII fighter pilots' lucky charms
A Holocaust Survival Tale of Sex and Deceit
One Jewish woman’s personal story reveals what it took to elude capture in Nazi Germany
Legendary Nazi Gold Train Might Exist After All
Polish culture minister is “99 percent sure” the train has been found
Two Men Say They’ve Found a Mythical Train of Nazi Gold
Treasure hunters have searched for it since the end of World War II, but it may have never existed in the first place
Bats and Balloon Bombs: The Weird Weapons That Could Have Won WWII
World War II's lesser-known weapons were ingenious, indeed
The Nagasaki Bombing Almost Didn’t Happen
What really happened on the mission to drop the second atomic bomb
The Health Effects of the Atom Bomb Are Still Being Studied
Studies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors influence worldwide radiation standards, even 70 years later
The Bonsai Tree That Survived the Bombing of Hiroshima
Now living in Washington, D.C., this bonsai tree outlasted the atomic blast
Divers Turn to Robots for Help Scouring the Pacific for Long-Lost WWII Soldiers
An ongoing effort to recover those missing in action teams military historians, volunteers and scientists
An Attempt to Keep the Dying Gottschee Culture Very Much Alive
Inspired by a trip to Slovenia with her grandmother, one New Yorker took it upon herself to chronicle the story of a lost piece of European history
Did an Auction of Hitler’s Art Go Too Far?
A collection of Hitler’s paintings just sold for $450,000
Los Alamos’s “Atomic Secretary” Was Never Told What the Manhattan Project Was For
Dorothy McKibbin coordinated entry of all people and property to the Los Alamos site
What a 1950s Fashion Maven Might Teach Us About What To Wear
When it was time to suit up for work, politics or social engagements, Claire McCardell's fans embraced her chic, but comfortable style
This Company is Turning Holocaust Survivor Interviews into Holograms
Researchers are using new technology to keep Holocaust testimonies alive
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