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Discovery of Unexploded WWII Bomb Forces Massive Evacuation in Frankfurt
On Sunday, residents living within a mile of the site left their homes while the 4,000-pound “Blockbuster” was defused
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Courageous WWII Spy Jeannie Rousseau Has Died at 98
Using charm and cunning, she helped uncover Nazi plans to build deadly V-1 and V-2 rockets
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New Letters Show Alan Turing Wasn’t a Fan of the U.S.A.
The groundbreaking mathematician and computer scientist who spent 2 years at Princeton wrote that he ‘detests America’ in newly found documents
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This Man Betrayed Nazis by Stealing Looted Jewish Valuables
In April 1944, the Nazis began to systematically terrorize the Jews living in Hungary. Shortly afterwards, they forced them to hand over their valuables
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Why African-American Soldiers Saw World War II as a Two-Front Battle
Drawing the connection between fascism abroad and hate at home, pre-Civil Rights activists declared the necessity of “double victory”
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Dive With WWII Wrecks in the Solomon Islands
75 years after the Battle of Guadalcanal, walk in the footsteps of history
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Without Chick Parsons, General MacArthur May Never Have Made His Famed Return to the Philippines
The full story of the American ex-pat’s daring feats has not been told—until now
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Go Behind the Glass of Churchill’s Underground War Rooms
Exploring the secrets of the storied bunker—from its well-worn maps to a leader under extreme duress
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After 72 Years, Wreck of USS Indianapolis Found, Closing Chapter on Tragic Tale
After the ship was sunk by a Japanese torpedo, surviving crew members had to battle dehydration, exposure and deadly shark attacks
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U.S. Veteran Returns Flag to Family of Dead Japanese Soldier
Marvin Strombo took the flag from the body of Sadao Yasue during the Battle of Saipan, but promised that he would one day return it
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Chemist Hazel Bishop’s Lipstick Wars
Bishop said her advantage in coming up with cosmetics was that, unlike male chemists, she actually used them
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A Brief, 500-Year History of Guam
The Chamorro people of this Pacific island have long been buffeted by the crosswinds of foreign nations
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If You Think ‘Bambi’ Seems Too Mature For Kids, You’re Not Wrong
The popular novel was even a Book-of-the-Month Club selection
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Why Eleanor Roosevelt Visited Active War Zones During WWII
Eleanor Roosevelt’s war time travels to support U.S. soldiers were considerable: in the Pacific theater, she would meet with 400,000 troops
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Months Before Pearl Harbor, Churchill and Roosevelt Held a Secret Meeting of Alliance
The two leaders met in a warship off the coast of northern Canada to talk strategy
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WWII Anti-Fascist Film Goes Viral After Charlottesville
“Don’t Be A Sucker,” which was released in 1943, urged viewers to take a stand against divisive, prejudicial rhetoric
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World’s Oldest Man, a Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 113
Candy maker Yisrael Kristal survived Auschwitz and celebrated his bar mitzvah 100 years after turning 13
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The POWs burrowed to freedom from a Welsh encampment in 1945
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Charles Lindbergh and the Rise of 1940s Nazi Sympathizers
Charles Lindbergh may have been known as a legendary pilot, but he had another, more sinister position in American History: as a Nazi sympathizer
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The Speech That Brought India to the Brink of Independence
Although the 1942 ‘Quit India’ movement was hardly peaceful, Gandhi’s ‘Do or Die’ address inspired a nation to unify against its British colonizers
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