The Generals Who Brought Paris Back to Life
Among the many books chronicling Paris's liberation, Jean Edward Smith’s final work stands out.
Memories of Childhood in an American Internment Camp
An 84-year-old man looks back at life inside Minidoka War Relocation Center.
The 10th Mountain Division’s Deadly Uphill Battle in Italy
In 1945, the newly fielded U.S. 10th Mountain Division battled the enemy and the elements in Italy's Northern Apennines.
The Artist Who Dared to Take On the Nazis From Their Earliest Days
Grosz and Hitler were equally traumatized by Germany’s defeat—but they coped in wildly divergent ways.
Mysterious Plate left by WWII and Korean War Veteran
The National WWII Museum helps a reader analyze clues about his father's service in a plate painted with military insignia
Remembering Rosie the Riveter in Richmond, California
California's Richmond harbor recalls an era of can-do American spirit.
Phil Lundeberg Lived Naval History, Then Taught It
"I was conscious of the Greek historian Thucydides’s prompt to write the history of which you are a part."
Secret ‘Luxury Prison’ Trent Park Helped the Brits Spy on Nazi Generals
Historian Helen Fry's book takes readers behind the scenes (and walls) of one of World War II's most secretive intelligence operations
Stop the Bomb!
"Heroes of Telemark" lets players vicariously relive the Allied sabotage in Norway
Striking a Cold War Bargain
Producer Darryl F. Zanuck received assistance from several NATO countries to help recreate D-Day in his epic 1962 film, "The Longest Day"
What Shouldn’t Be Seen
Hovering somewhere between oral history and crafted nonfiction, "Last Witnesses" by Svetlana Alexievich packs a devastating emotional punch
The Secret Art Bunker of Nuremberg
By the time war broke out in 1939, Nazi officials had already developed a detailed plan for a network of tunnels to smuggle and hide valuable artwork.
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
