Finding Valor and Meaning on North Africa’s Battlefields
A band of well-heeled altruists described as "Harvard grads, glamour boys & career men" left behind charmed lives to man ambulances for the Armed Field Service.
Hell and High Water: The USS Barb
Eugene Fluckey threw out the operating manual to become one of the deadliest American submarine commanders in the Pacific during World War II. His sub USS Barb sank ships, shelled factories and even blew up a train.
Malaria Was a Silent Yet Deadly Killer in World War II
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Newton J. Jones, Makeup Artist to the Spies
A peacetime Hollywood cosmetics expert became an OSS master of disguise, helping wartime agents hide in plain sight.
The Dentist Who Fought Off a Frenzied Banzai Charge
It was a fight of unspeakable horror—one Captain Ben L. Salomon seemed to have trained for his whole life.
Night of the Assassins: The Nazi Plot to Eliminate the ‘Big Three’
Together in one place for the first time, Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill made a tempting target at November 1943’s Tehran Conference.
Josef Mengele: A Look at the Line Between Man and Monster
A new book on the infamous Nazi doctor's life shows how ordinary people can be capable of extraordinary cruelty.
Soccer Is More Than Just a Game in This World War II Film
Allied POWs use an unlikely weapon to defy the Nazis in John Huston's "Victory."
Poland Put Up a Brave Yet Futile Fight Against Germany
A new book chronicles World War II's opening act, offering a preview of even larger horrors to come.
A New Book Shows the Human Side of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
While demonized by the American press, Yamamoto had no desire to play the role of wartime villain.
‘I Was a Dental Assistant to Japanese War Criminals’
Working in Tokyo's Sugamo Prison, dental assistant Ed Case got up close and personal with Japanese war criminals.
Tiny Tinian Played a Big Role in World War II’s End
In 1945, the world's first atomic bomb attacks put the remote Pacific island on the map.
Two of World War II’s Greatest Codebreaking Achievements Shared a Remarkable Common Element
An improbable route took William F. Friedman from the study of plant genetics to a reputation as father of U.S. cryptology—one that made a huge impact on the war.
Berlin Remained a Battleground Even After Nazi Defeat
Fighting didn’t stop when victorious Allies occupied Berlin; instead, it transitioned to politics.
When Ernest Hemingway Went from Writer to Fighter
Colonel Charles T. Lanham and Ernest Hemingway each had something the other wanted. Their interests merged in 1944 on Europe's battlefields.
