How a U-Boat Captain’s Criticism of the Nazi Regime Sealed His Fate at the Hands of a Firing Squad
The Navy was considered a place of political independence—but that didn't keep Nazi ideologues and spies from joining its ranks
The Failed Mission to Take Out Germany’s Desert Fox
Looking to score big, a young British commando set his sights on a famous target: General Erwin Rommel
For This World War II Bomber Crew, a Donkey Was the Cat’s Meow
Lady Moe loved cigarettes, Ping bars, and the 96th Bomb Group
Nazis Once Worked and Played in Hearne, Texas
During World War II, nearly 78,000 German POWs from North Africa came to be sheltered in the American Southwest
Going Nuclear on the Nazis
Hitler’s scientists had nothing comparable to the Manhattan Project, but the Allies weren't going to take any chances.
A Naval Officer’s Fateful Decisions at Pearl Harbor
'I was sleeping when the first missile hit the ship'
The Advertising Photographer Who Turned His Lens to War
Whether he was shooting men's shoes or men at sea, Charles E. Kerleespared no attention to detail.
Would a Shark Attack Victim be Eligible for a Purple Heart?
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A War Movie in Disguise
World War II veterans saw themselves in this classic film's leading man.
How Navy Hero Dorie Miller’s Bravery Helped Fight Discrimination in the U.S. Military
Dorie Miller, the first American hero of World War II, helped clear the way for others by doing what he was not allowed to do
One Man’s Trash is a World War II Buff’s Treasure
A reader seeks clues about a mysterious veteran
Learning a Lesson the Hard Way
Columnist Robert Bateman remembers a West Point lecture gone awry
The World War II History Beneath Our Feet
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Escape From Paris: An Interview with Author Stephen Harding
This book is The Nightingale meets All the Light We Cannot See, only it's all true.
‘When in doubt, lash out’: The 82nd Airborne’s Crossing of the Waal River, 75 Years Later
The largest airborne assault the world has ever seen collides with the bloody realities on the ground.
