Fire in the Skies, Ceasefire on the Ground
On August 15, 1945, U.S. Navy aviators fought right to the limit
France’s U-Boat Bunkers Survived the War—And Thrive Today
The U-boat pens at Lorient, France, are a silent yet striking tribute to every man and woman brave enough to take to sea in a submarine.
Roosevelt’s Right-Hand Man Was a Quiet Yet Powerful Force
A new biography illuminates Admiral William D. Leahy's role as FDR's chief of staff, adviser, and friend during World War II
This Week in History – How the Start of the Nuclear Age Ended World War II
In August 1945, the U.S. dropped one of the deadliest weapons—two atomic bombs—on Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Artist Howard Cook’s Brush With Death in the South Pacific
An artist’s foxhole-level view of war during World War II.
Photos of Winston Churchill at War
The inexhaustible Churchill seemed to comprise many individuals—all of them determined to prevail
This Academy Award-Winning War Film Enraged the Nazis
"All Quiet on the Western Front" highlighted the futility of war, whereas the Nazis revered violent struggle
Vatican Intrigue: Priest Outwits Nazis
How an Irish monsignor used his Vatican office to defy fascist authorities in wartime Rome
D-Day in 16 Objects
On the 75th anniversary of Operation Neptune, a portfolio of selected armaments and artifacts
Assault on the Citadel: Patton’s troops crush a large enemy force at Saint-Malo
Adolf Hitler saw Saint-Malo as a linchpin of the Atlantic Wall. The Allies reduced it to rubble
The Stranger-Than-Fiction Career of the OSS’s Carl Eifler
The colonel headed a clandestine operations program that required brute force, innovation, and a strange-looking submarine.
Bringing Auschwitz Inmates’ Music Back to Life
Prisoners played joyous arrangements in harrowing circumstances.
A Fresh Take on Familiar Landings
Author Giles Milton focuses on Operation Overlord's overlooked.
‘Now is When You Pray’
Infantrymen ferried into Nazi Germany via glider fought to seize 10 key bridges during Operation Varsity.
Hulu’s ‘Catch-22’ Reboot is a Theater of the Absurd
Joseph Heller's famous war novel is vividly recreated over the course of six episodes in a new streaming miniseries.
Armchair Historian – the Attempt to Kill Hitler | HistoryNet
Griffin Johnsen, the Armchair Historian, details Claus von Stauffenberg's failed 1944 attempt to bomb Adolf Hitler, take over Nazi Germany, and surrender to the Allies.
