World War II
See 12 Stunning Portraits of World War II Veterans
Photographer Zach Coco has spent the past five years documenting more than 100 men and women's stories
Take a Deep Dive Into This Awesome Example of 1970s Photorealism
Smithsonian's Carolyn Russo says to study this 1973 artwork by photorealist painter Audrey Flack is like looking at a plane spotting puzzle
How a Chemical Weapons Disaster in WWII Led to a U.S. Cover-Up—and a New Cancer Treatment
The physician who led the investigation into a deadly explosion in Italy found the truth, and some hope
Looking Back on V-J Day 75 Years Later
How Americans celebrated the end of World War II
Explore Dorothea Lange's Iconic Photos With These Online Exhibitions
Digital hubs from the Oakland Museum of California and the Museum of Modern Art showcase the American photographer's oeuvre
Whiskey Salvaged From 79-Year-Old Scottish Shipwreck Is Up for Sale
A commercial diver recovered the intact bottle of spirits—which is no longer safe for consumption—in 1987
The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
A new exhibition at the Wiener Holocaust Library in London showcases accounts of resiliency and defiance
Nine Harrowing Eyewitness Accounts of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
More than seventy-five years ago, the atomic blasts killed an estimated 200,000 people
Why the Enola Gay, the Plane That Dropped the First Atomic Bomb, Will Always Inspire Debate
The Enola Gay, fully restored and on view at the Smithsonian, left an indelible mark
Arsonist Confesses to Starting Nantes Cathedral Fire
The July 18 blaze, which inflicted less damage than the devastating April 2019 inferno at Notre-Dame, destroyed the French church's organ, stained glass
How a Public Health Campaign in the Warsaw Ghetto Stemmed the Spread of Typhus
A new study shows how life-saving efforts by Jewish doctors helped curb an epidemic during World War II
Former Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Convicted as Accessory in 5,230 Murders
Defendant Bruce Dey, now 93, oversaw prisoners at Stutthof in Poland from August 1944 to April 1945
One of the Last Living Manhattan Project Scientists Looks Back at the Atomic Bomb Tests
Peter Lax was just a teenager when he went to Los Alamos to join the team that developed the deadly weapon
How Navy Blimps Beat Back German U-Boats During the Battle of the Atlantic
The destruction to convoys caused by marauding U-boats diminished dramatically once K-ships started keeping a constant vigil
When Senator Joe McCarthy Defended Nazis
In a nearly forgotten episode, the Wisconsin firebrand sided with the Germany military in a war crimes trial, raising questions about his anti-Semitism
A Brief History of Anti-Fascism
As long as the ideology has threatened marginalized communities, groups on the left have pushed back with force
The Bloody Hell of Okinawa
More than seventy-five years ago, the final great battle of WWII convinced Allied leaders to drop the atomic bomb on Japan
Wreck of John F. Kennedy's World War II Patrol Boat Recovered
The future president took over command of PT-59 after his first ship, PT-109, sank in 1943
The True Story Behind the 'Greyhound' Movie
Tom Hanks' new World War II film offers a dramatized account of the Battle of the Atlantic
Former Nazi Submarine Base Transformed Into Digital Art Gallery
The concrete bunker once housed Axis U-boats. Now, it features floor-to-ceiling projections of works by Gustav Klimt, Paul Klee
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