German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier appealed for peace for the 80th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union
In World War II, the U.S. Army’s 79th Infantry Division slugged its way through one Nazi stronghold after another
It took a sailor, a schoolboy and survivors more than half a century to disperse the cloud hanging over the sinking of the heavy cruiser
Ghee Bowman chronicles the little-known story of Force K6 (aka the Indian Contingent), from Dunkirk through the end of World War II
America's 1st Infantry Division has served with distinction in war for more than a century
In 1945 a young Marine with an aptitude for languages landed in the midst of a war crimes trial with international ramifications
Jim Crossley highlights the Royal Navy career of Admiral Roger Keyes, who served Britain through both World Wars
As a member of the U.S. 45th Infantry Division he helped liberate Dachau concentration camp toward the end of World War II
Never-before-seen artifacts belonging to top Soviet snipers in World War II will be showcased in a new Moscow exhibit called “Snipers of Stalingrad”
Jamie Holmes chronicles how the little-known proximity fuze played a vital role toward the Allied victory in World War II
Robert Forczyk analyzes the political, economic and military status of Poland and Germany amid the latter's invasion of the former
The Johnston’s sacrifice allowed for General Douglas MacArthur to retake the Philippines
Hours after being called home in May 1945, the German submarine U-853 tempted fate in combat off Rhode Island
David O'Keefe relates the July 25, 1944, Battle of Verrières Ridge, a disastrous one for Canada's Black Watch Regiment
Amid the 1944 Battle of Normandy the Polish 1st Armored Division stood up to a fleeing German army and paid a heavy price
On Dec. 19, 1941, Italian sailors slipped three of the manned torpedos into the port of Alexandria, Egypt, with devastating results
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