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.
With the fierce battle still raging, Marines captured one of Iwo Jimas airfields.
In this historic footage, from the U.
This historic footage, from the U.
For veterans of Guadalcanal, like Robert Leckie - whose real-life experiences are featured in "The Pacific" mini-series - the landing on Peleliu (the ...
Historians tell us that the Battle of Stalingrad was the deadliest in history.
By the time the war in Europe ended, in May of 1945, German U-boats had sent approximately 3,500 merchant vessels to the bottom of the sea - 2,452 in ...
Especially during the early years of World War II, German U-boats crippled supply convoys traveling to and from the United Kingdom.
What do we know about the King Tiger tank?
December-January of 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of the Ardennes Offensive, also known as the Battle of the Bulge. Hitler meant the major German of...
On December 16, 1944 Americans in the Ardennes Forest were surprised when Hitler's forces launched a major offensive known as the Battle of the Bulge.
The Ardennes Forest - particularly its "North Shoulder" - provided great cover for Hitler's amassing troops.
During the Battle of the Bulge, German soldiers used a powerful new weapon - the Sturmgewehr 44 (Stg 44).
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