From 1943 onward, requests for the incendiary substance poured in as commanders observed the chemical weapon’s lethal efficacy.
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Found: A Hot-Pink Parachute From World War II
The vivid souvenir belonged to an Army Air Corps member who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Dauntless Forever: The Dive Bomber That Changed the Course of World War II
The ‘slow but deadly’ Douglas SBD dive bomber employed 1930s technology and tactics to turn the tide in the Pacific War
Historian James Holland on the World War II German Captain Who Refused Orders to Kill Jews
You’ll be surprised by what happened to Capt. Josef Sibille when he told his battalion commander in 1941 that no one in his company would kill Jews.
Five Ill-Conceived Weapons From World War II
Who amongst us hasn’t seen a bat and immediately thought, ‘explosives’?
The U.S. Coast Guard: One of World War II’s Unsung Heroes
Some quarter of a million men and women served in this military branch during the war and made a significant contribution to Allied victory.
Angels From Above: Pioneering Air Evacuation of Wounded in World War II
Allied special forces units in far-flung theaters pioneered air evacuation of wounded in World War II, providing a needed boost to the men’s morale.
The South Pacific’s Premier World War II Museum
“Given Base Button’s importance to the Allied war effort in the Pacific Theatre, if you had to select somewhere in the South Pacific, Santo deserves the recognition…”
A 99-Year-Old World War II Veteran Finally Gets His Medals
His wounds, severe enough to send him home, were listed in unit paperwork. But in the blur of wartime bureaucracy, they were lost