More than 16 million Americans served in the U.S. military in World War II, but the decades move by quickly. Today, these veterans are now in their 90s and 100s. Many have passed, others aren't ...

[Curious Droid] is back with a history lesson on one of the most important inventions of the 20th century: The cavity magnetron. Forged in the fighting of World War II, the cavity magnetron was the ...

What was the Second World War about? According to Allied leaders, that wasn’t a hard question. “This is a fight between a free world and a slave world,” U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace explained. It ...

LONDON — Eighty years ago, the Allies announced they had accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. What became known as Victory in Europe Day marked the end of World War II in Europe, prior to ...

Through 22 stories and 130 locations, an immersive project traces the ghosts of the Holocaust across Europe. It tells the stories of those who were there, and the places themselves—some of which risk ...

The P-51D Mustang was the game changer of WW2 air combat, especially in Europe. A deputy killed. A 150-mph chase. Then, an off-duty cop took dramatic action on live television Meet the Senate aide ...

During World War II, nations around the world quickly innovated in a number of technological areas, though few matched the gains in aircraft production. The conflict saw the widespread use of heavy ...

Over the course of his life, English author and Catholic convert Evelyn Waugh insisted that the Catholic Faith is fundamental to the identity of Europe. A seasoned travel writer, war correspondent, ...

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