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Aviation History Magazine
After 70 years, the bold British raid on Germany’s strategic river dams remains one of history’s most audacious bombing missions—a testament to ingenious engineering and the bravery of RAF aircrews....
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Homepage Featured Top Stories, Homepage Hero
As much of the world shifts to online learning, the National World War II Museum, despite temporarily shuttering its doors, is swiftly adapting to life in the time of Covid-19. While many might be experiencing Zoom fatigue, you won’t...
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World War II
"I reported in pictures what I saw with my own two eyes, wide open."...
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Aviation History
Arming a fighter plane with nothing more than a four-gun turret proved unique—but not brilliantly successful....
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Aviation History
Armed to the teeth with machine guns and a 75mm cannon, B-25s played a key role in World War II as low-level bombers and strafers....
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World War II
Have a question about an artifact? Ask World War II magazine....
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Aviation History
In the aftermath of WWII, Germany turned to former Luftwaffe officers to rebuild its air force under NATO and help counter the Soviet threat....
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Homepage Featured Top Stories, Homepage Hero, Reviews, World War II Reviews
A letter from the Russian Prime Minister, who was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg); his mother was a factory worker during the siege....
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World War II
Remnants of war lurk on tiny Tulagi in the Solomon Islands....
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World War II
One unit had perhaps the oddest assignment in the U.S. Army: create a fake force, but make it look and sound real....
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Military History Magazine
As any historian knows, there are many dubious assertions in mainstream historical and foreign policy discourse. Few, however, are as dubious yet accepted as the conceit that appeasement caused or helped cause World War II. This moldy...
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World War II
Nobody wants to be the last to die for a cause—especially an evil one....
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World War II
Brukel's plot hinges on memories, not manpower....
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World War II
Lady Moe loved cigarettes, Ping bars, and the 96th Bomb Group...
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Aviation History
Eighty years ago, the air war over Britain did not start well for the Royal Air Force in a “friendly fire” incident involving Spitfires and Hurricanes...
