World War II
Microsoft Billionaire Finds Enormous Sunken Japanese Battleship
Paul Allen used his megayacht to locate the long-lost ship, which has been missing since World War II
Photos From the Battle of Iwo Jima to Mark Its 70th Anniversary
The battle for the Pacific island in the late winter of 1945 positioned the United States to invade mainland Japan, but at a cost
Brains Make Decisions the Way Alan Turing Cracked Codes
A mathematical tool developed during World War II operates in a similar way to brains weighing the reliability of information
Notes From Alan Turing’s Code-Breaking Days Found in Roof Insulation
The rare code-breaking documents include sheets used to calculate settings for the machine working on "Enigma"
Women Were Key to WWII Code-Breaking at Bletchley Park
Female operators and mathematicians play a greater role in the history of computers and code-breaking than most realize
Turing’s Secret Notebook Is Up for Auction
The notebooks offer a glimpse into the mind of a codebreaker
"Unbroken"'s Louis Zamperini Crashed Into the Pacific on May 27, 1943. Here is the Missing Air Crew Report
The National Archives holds a record with details of the downing of the former Olympian's B-24 bomber that left him lost at sea for 47 days
How Books Became a Critical Part of the Fight to Win World War II
Author Molly Guptill Manning explains the importance of reading to the American victory
The Illustrious History of Misquoting Winston Churchill
Saying exactly what Churchill said isn’t easy—or cheap
Wreckage of a Nazi U-Boat Was Found Off the Coast of North Carolina
A freighter lost in that skirmish was also discovered in the "graveyard of the Atlantic"
Ex-Nazis Received Social Security Payments From America
Dozens of former Nazis are suspected of collecting millions in Social Security in return for exiting the country
A Private Tour of the CIA's Incredible Museum
Inside the agency's headquarters is a museum filled with relics from half a century of cloak-and-dagger exploits
Rudolf Hess’ Tale of Poison, Paranoia and Tragedy
Why are packets of food that belong to the Nazi war criminal sitting in a Maryland basement?
Garry Winogrand’s Photographs Capture ‘America’s Busy, Teeming, Intricate Whirl’ After World War II
An exhibition takes a look at the mix of optimism and unease that permeated the post-war nation’s populace
See Jewish Life Before the Holocaust Through a Newly Released Digital Archive
Roman Vishniac’s extensive work, now open to the public, is ready for some crowd-sourced historical detective work
How an American Missionary Helped Capture the First Panda Given to the U.S.
"Missionaries sometimes have to tackle strange and unusual jobs," David Graham wrote.
The Last Crew Member Who Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Died
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk said he never regretted his involvement in the bombing
After WWII, Japan Made One of the World's Strongest Commitments to Military Pacifism—Which It's Now Going to Soften
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to rejigger Japan's long-standing commitment to pacificism
The Last Navajo Code Talker Has Died
Chester Nez played an instrumental role in World War II
Why a Walk Along the Beaches of Normandy Is the Ideal Way to Remember D-Day
Follow in the footsteps of legendary reporter Ernie Pyle to get a real feel for the events that took place 70 years ago
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