This German-Jewish Refugee Fought the Nazis as a ‘Ritchie Boy’
Today Paul Fairbrook can freely speak about his time at Camp Ritchie, once known only to World War II intelligence analysts and interrogators as "P.O. Box 1142."
Found: A Navy ID Bracelet With a Mysterious Past
How did a member of the Texas "T-Patchers" 36th Infantry Division acquire the ID bracelet of a sailor serving on the other side of the world?
Largely Destroyed in World War II, the Polish City of Szczecin Thrives Today
In June 1938, Adolf Hitler paid a visit to the then-German city, a stronghold of the Nazi movement.
Selma Van De Perre: BBC Journalist, Dutch Resistance Fighter, and Ravensbrück Survivor
In her debut memoir, "My Name is Selma," Van de Perre recounts sabotaging the Nazis—and enduring the Holocaust.
Mildred Harnack Lost Her Life to Hitler—And Her Legacy to the Cold War
Convicted of treason and beheaded on the Führer's order, Harnack was an American at the center of the resistance. So why isn't she better known?
Trench Art 101: How Servicemen Turned Trash Into Treasure During World War II
The National WWII Museum's latest special exhibit, "SOLDIER | ARTIST: Trench Art in World War II," is on view through January 2, 2022.
An Ode to the P-51 Mustang
With extra fuel tanks in the fuselage and two disposable auxiliary drop tanks under each wing, a Mustang could fly 1,650 miles without refueling. And that, reflects columnist James Holland, was a game-changer.
This Tiny Bowl From Hiroshima Has a Big Story to Tell
Bearing evidence of atomic flash burn, the bowl—just 2 3/4 inches in diameter—was a recognizable piece of humanity amid total destruction.
American Subs Were a Far More Lethal Force in the Pacific War Than Previously Known
New research shows that U.S. Navy submarines claimed a huge number of Japanese lives, along with Allied POWs and slave laborers transported by the Japanese.
‘Battle of the Beams’: The Time Germany Devised an Invisible Weapon That Could Devastate Britain
Physicist Reginald V. Jones (also known as R.V. Jones) was instrumental in foiling the Luftwaffe's sophisticated radio navigation system.
World War II’s Only Canine POW Survived Shipwrecks, Crocodile Attacks, and Japanese Prison Camps
Judy the English Pointer received Britain’s Dickin Medal for animals after gaining renown as one of the war's most heroic sidekicks.
‘The Gallery of Miracles and Madness’ Review
Charlie English's new book explains why some of Hitler's so-called "degenerate" artists were also among the first victims of the Nazi gas chambers.
He Jumped Out of a Burning B-17—And Into the Hands of the Germans
Bill Livingstone can still vividly recall his time as a POW after his one and only mission with the 95th Bomb Group ended in disaster.
‘Das Boot’ Provides an Unvarnished Look at the Battle of the Atlantic
Wolfgang Petersen's 1981 film conjures something that every veteran knows about military service: it sucks.
‘What Was the Military Purpose Behind Japan’s Destruction of Manila?’
Approximately 100,000 Filipinos died in Japan’s wanton destruction of the port city in 1945.
Taking Stock of General MacArthur’s Legacy in Norfolk, Virginia
Douglas MacArthur lived all over the world, but his family history brought him back to the Chesapeake.
