With Germany upset about how WWI ended and Japan upset about a lack-of-access to much-needed natural resources, another war sent the world into chaos between 1939-1945. Stories in this collection are about some of those events.
Read first hand how Minoru Genda plans the Pearl Harbor attack.
On September 22, 1943, the Italian soldiers on Cephalonia believe the war is over; the Germans organize and bomb the Italians.
Mussolini tries to escape from Italy, but is caught, executed and his body put on display.
The Japanese know that Zamperini is an Olympic hero. He makes a radio broadcast, but will not speak against US policies. He moves to Naoetsu. Rumors b...
When Navajos return to their ancestral lands, they build hogans (shelters), raise sheep and farm corn.
Navajo families lead traditional lives; women raise children, sheep and weave rugs, while men cultivate and harvest corn.
The US government forces Navajos from their ancestral lands and makes them walk to eastern New Mexico.
The US tells Japanese diplomats they will continue an oil embargo, and they want Japan to recognize the Chinese leader, Chiang Kai-shek.
Despite the trauma Norwegians endured during the country's five-year occupation by Hitler's forces, one thing remained unchanged during those difficul...
During the Nazi occupation of Norway, people showed their solidarity with each other by wearing red caps. Then the Nazis outlawed red caps. This image...
Splitting atoms, called nuclear fission, creates energy (in the form of heat) called nuclear energy.
Much like the other beaches, Omaha Beach has its share of heavy fighting and death on D-Day.
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