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Aviation History Magazine
After 70 years, the bold British raid on Germany’s strategic river dams remains one of history’s most audacious bombing missions—a testament to ingenious engineering and the bravery of RAF aircrews....
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As much of the world shifts to online learning, the National World War II Museum, despite temporarily shuttering its doors, is swiftly adapting to life in the time of Covid-19. While many might be experiencing Zoom fatigue, you won’t...
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HistoryNet, Homepage Featured Top Stories, Homepage Hero
As commemorations of the 75th Anniversary of V-E Day pivots to the virtual sphere, the Russian RT’s digital department hopes to bring the poignancy of V-E Day to the web. Despite the complicated relationship between the East and West...
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World War II
Accused of being “Hitler’s Pope” for his notable silence on the Holocaust and the deportation of Italian-born Jews, the legacy of Pope Pius XII—who reigned from 1939 to 1958—has come under further scrutiny as of late. Despite the...
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World War II Magazine
Four Doolittle Raiders recall the mission that rocked Japan. The first bombs, four 500-pound incendiary clusters, began tumbling down to Tokyo on Saturday, April 18, 1942, at precisely 12:20 p.m. While little is known of Sergeant Fred A....
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On March 27, in the wake of a declared national emergency due to COVID-19, President Donald Trump enacted the Korean War-era Defense Production Act of 1950, noting that “personal protective equipment and ventilators, meet the criteria...
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Military History
The versatile quarter-ton workhorse soared beyond practicality into brand-name legend...
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Homepage Featured Top Stories, Homepage Hero, Reviews, World War II Reviews
A letter from the Russian Prime Minister, who was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg); his mother was a factory worker during the siege....
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Military History Magazine
Volunteering to serve the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, Alun Menai Williams said, ‘I witnessed most of the carnage from a height of six to 12 inches from ground level.’ It made him a criminal in the eyes of his own...
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Military History Magazine
The city of St. Lô was the U.S. Army’s key to breaking out of Normandy into the French hinterland. On the morning of July 11, 1944, the 116th Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, advanced toward Martinville Ridge, two miles east of St....
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Military History Magazine
James Stewart (1908-97) was one of the most popular and respected film actors of the 20th century, appearing in 91 films over five decades, from the mid- 1930s to the mid-1980s. Yet for all his fame and popularity there was another side to...
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Military History Magazine
German submariner Peter Petersen survived three patrols aboard U-518. He missed the fourth—during which it was lost with all hands. The tide of war turned in the Atlantic Ocean during the summer of 1943. For three years, Germany’s ping...
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You have the Jesse Owens upset at the 1936 Olympics. The American rowing team–depicted in The Boys in the Boat–also at the 1936 Olympics. Where does René Dreyfus’ legacy fit into this? I love that you asked this...
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Military History Magazine
Edward Shames parachuted into Normandy and the Netherlands, joining the ‘Band of Brothers’ in Bastogne. On December 16, 1944, German Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt’s forces launched a surprise counter- offensive in the Ardennes...
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Military History Magazine
More than 60 years have passed since the end of World War II, and only now is some once-secret information from that conflict coming to light. It is not often that revelations from another time can change the way historians review the...
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Military History Magazine
Few families have exerted as much impact on black American history as Benjamin O. Davis and his son, Benjamin Jr. Their lives and careers were strikingly parallel. Both father and son fought a ceaseless, uncompromising battle for equality...
