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
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.
Slaughter of the Stukas: Ace in a Day P-38 Pilot
When American P-38s covering a British naval force in the Aegean Sea encountered a group of attacking German Ju-87s, a massacre ensued.
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
