World War II
This Secret Boat Was Built for a WWII Invasion That Never Happened
In 2011, declassified CIA documents shed light on a covert government program dating back to WWII
The Wreck of a WWII Fighter Plane Will Be Unearthed from a Greenland Glacier
The P-38 fighter is a member of the famed Lost Squadron, which landed on ice caps after running afoul of poor weather in July 1942
Why Depth Charges Don't Have to Touch a Submarine to Sink It
It's 1942 and the USS Silversides, a U.S. submarine submerged in the Pacific, is frantically trying to dodge depth charges dropped by a Japanese warship
Suspected Nazi Camp Guard Deported to Germany
Fourteen years after being stripped of his citizenship, Germany finally takes in Jakiw Palij, who was trained by the SS at Trawniki
Taiwan Unveils Its First Statue Honoring ‘Comfort Women’
The monument has sparked diplomatic tensions with Japan
These Women Stepped In to Fill a WWII Pilot Shortage
When a shortage of pilots in WWII forced the U.S. Air Force to recruit women, America was captivated
Rare Color Footage of WWII Navy Hazing Rituals
Many WWII naval recruits serving on U.S. ships had never been away from home. To strengthen their bonds, they organized colorful initiation rituals
First US-Based World War II Master’s Degree Program Will Launch in January
The online graduate program is a collaboration between Arizona State University and the National World War II Museum in New Orleans
How This Brave Young Woman Saved Danish Jews From Nazis
Henny Sundø is a pivotal figure in the history of WWII Danish resistance. In 1943, aged just 19, she risked it all to make a daring journey in her boat
Scorched Earth from Ireland Fire Illuminates WWII-Era Sign
The site is one of more than 80 ‘Éire markings’ that proclaimed Ireland’s neutrality during the war
New Semi-Autobiographical Hemingway Story Published
"A Room On the Garden Side" was written in 1956 and takes place during the liberation of Paris in 1944
Remains of Tuskegee Airman Found in Austria
Researchers and archaeologists have recovered the remains of distinguished flyer Lawrence E. Dickson whose plane crashed during a mission in 1944
Children in Internment Camps: A Japanese American's Reflection
Life for the 110,000 Japanese-Americans living in internment camps was oddly surreal: they could work, study, pray, even join the military
A Soviet Ace Shot Down Nazi Pilots With Great Skill, But Her Feats Are Mostly Forgotten Today
Yekaterina Budanova, who died in combat 75 years ago today, reveals a larger story about the complicated history of women soldiers in the Red Army
When a Bavarian Monastery Provided a Home to Jewish Refugees
As World War II ended, Europe’s Jews began the process of rebuilding their lives and families. But few places were like St. Ottilien
Anne Frank’s Family Tried to Escape to the United States, New Research Shows
They were held back by war, restrictive immigration policies and bureaucratic red tape
Rare Landscape Attributed to Lucian Freud Discovered Underneath Another Work
Freud's friend, the little-known artist Tom Wright appears to have recycled a canvas that was left unfinished by the famed portraitist
This French Town Has Welcomed Refugees for 400 Years
For centuries, the people of the mountain village of Chambon-sur-Lignon have opened their arms to the world’s displaced
$2 Million in World War II-Era Cash Found Under Floor of Churchill's Tailor
The 30 bundles of £1 and £5 notes were likely stashed away amidst wartime uncertainty
How the Brits Refuted Nazi Germany’s ‘Degenerate Art' Exhibition
The 1938 show celebrated works by German Expressionists, defended artists on world stage
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