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The USS Borie’s insane battle with a German submarine led to its own destruction

The military veteran influences behind DC Comics

Nylon: the reason we won World War II — and started shaving our legs

Nylon: the reason we won World War II — and started shaving our legs

By Shannon Corbeil

A male musician with long hair and a beard is playing an electric guitar and singing into a microphone on stage, illuminated by a bright spotlight. Another musician with short hair is playing a red bass guitar in the background. Both are dressed in dark clothing.

The band ‘Foo Fighters’ got their name from this war mystery

By Bethaney Phillips

This is why US troops didn’t use drum magazines in Tommy Guns

This is why US troops didn’t use drum magazines in Tommy Guns

By Blake Stilwell

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A detailed guide to the Battle of the Bulge

By Jessica Evans

Warriors in their own words: Battle of the Bulge

Warriors in their own words: Battle of the Bulge

The legal argument for Willie Pete as a weapon

The legal argument for Willie Pete as a weapon

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The largest air transport plane in World War II was made to invade Britain

An Army veteran didn’t know his epic beer run was World War II legend for 65 years

This is the massive Nazi sneak attack at the Battle of the Bulge

This is the massive Nazi sneak attack at the Battle of the Bulge

German tanks were made to look like Americans during the Battle of the Bulge

By Miguel Ortiz

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The last survivor of the WWII Dambusters Raid passed away

By Miguel Ortiz

The FBI had evidence Hitler might have escaped the Red Army and fled to Argentina

The FBI had evidence Hitler might have escaped the Red Army and fled to Argentina

By Blake Stilwell

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How a stray dog in London led to the training of search and rescue dogs

A woman in a blue dress and an elderly man wearing a beige flat cap, glasses, a purple checkered shirt, black vest, and brown pants are standing indoors on a wooden floor, holding hands and smiling. Behind them is a white fireplace with a small statue of a boy holding sunflowers. To the right of the image is a close-up of a waving American flag with red, white, and blue stripes and white stars.

Army veteran in hospice care surprised with ballroom dancing

By Jessica Manfre

Three men dressed in military-style jackets stand closely together outdoors. The man on the left wears a cap and holds a canteen, with a camera hanging around his neck. The man in the middle has his arm around the shoulders of the other two men. The man on the right has binoculars hanging from his neck and sports a mustache. Trees and a field are visible in the background.

Ernest Hemingway stormed the Ritz Paris during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

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Chemotherapy cancer treatment was discovered after a World War II air raid

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The German Reich was not happy with how Superman ended World War II

This is how the ‘missing man formation’ honors fallen pilots

This is how the ‘missing man formation’ honors fallen pilots

By Shannon Corbeil

This is what happened to the 9 battleships at Pearl Harbor

This is what happened to the 9 battleships at Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

Why German veterans of Stalingrad broke their infantry assault badges

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6 surprising foods people ate on the homefront of World War I

This airman was one of only two POWs to survive captivity in World War II and Vietnam

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Andrew Biggio is elevating WWII veteran stories one at a time

By Jessica Evans

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Everything you need to know about the Battle of Stalingrad

By Jessica Evans

One of the most lopsided surrenders in military history

These were the helicopters of World War II

These were the helicopters of World War II

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This was one of the most terrifying banzai charges of WWII

Khalkhin Gol battle

Khalkhin Gol: The battle that caused Pearl Harbor

How RAF pilots kept fighting the day they were shot down in World War II

Audie Murphy: To hell and back, over and over again

By Jim Fletcher

America’s first Code Talkers were Choctaw soldiers during WWI

By Miguel Ortiz

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Disney drew 1,200 insignias for the military during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

This Air Force Superfortress completed the first nonstop flight around the world

By Miguel Ortiz

This is why 3/2 Marines call themselves ‘the Betio Bastards’

This is why 3/2 Marines call themselves ‘the Betio Bastards’

By James Elphick

That time crocodiles decided the outcome of a World War II battle

Serbia floating museum

Serbia restored the ship that fired the first shots of WWI as a museum

By Miguel Ortiz

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How a high school history project reunited twins 74 years after their WII casualties

By Bethaney Phillips

How 3 soldiers saved an abandoned newborn baby during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

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How the battles of Attu and Kiska in Alaska set the stage for Allied victory in the Pacific

By Matthew Benedetti

How the Condor Legion signaled a new phase of warfare in WWII prologue

By Matthew Benedetti

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Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Emond broke his own record as the ‘World’s Oldest Conductor’

By Miguel Ortiz

This is how American pilots used drop tanks as bombs during WWII

This is how American pilots used drop tanks as bombs during WWII

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This flying boat was the heaviest aircraft of WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

5 Old-time celebrity favorites who wanted to join the OSS

5 Old-time celebrity favorites who wanted to join the OSS

By Blake Stilwell

World War II: A Black American soldier’s journal

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These 4 Marines killed so many Germans, the Nazis thought they were an allied battalion

A black and white photo of a street scene at night with a large building on fire. The building's windows are glowing with flames, and debris is scattered on the ground in front of it. Three silhouetted figures are walking away from the burning building, with one carrying a box and another holding an object. The atmosphere is smoky and dark.

A single French airplane bombed Berlin before the fall of France

This WWII landing craft found new life as a gunboat in the Vietnam War

By Miguel Ortiz

Godzilla exists thanks to this Japanese prisoner of war

Godzilla exists thanks to this Japanese prisoner of war

That time a Nazi captain recommended HMS Glowworm captain for the Victoria Cross

That time a Nazi captain recommended HMS Glowworm captain for the Victoria Cross

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This Korean War chaplain is on his way to sainthood

By Bethaney Phillips

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These are the top WWII fiction reads this year

By Bethaney Phillips

When desertion is a death sentence

By Brittany Sulc

Why Okinawa is the most haunted place in the military

Why Okinawa is the most haunted place in the military

By Blake Stilwell

That time Germany scuttled its own navy in sneaky scheme

That time Germany scuttled its own navy in sneaky scheme

This is the Bible passage Roosevelt used to promise aid to England

This is the Bible passage Roosevelt used to promise aid to England

That time the Navy almost blew up the President of the United States

That time the Navy almost blew up the President of the United States

By Blake Stilwell

A close-up view of the nose section of the World War II bomber aircraft "Memphis Belle." The aircraft features a glass nose with twin machine guns protruding, olive drab and tan camouflage paint, and nose art depicting a pin-up girl in a blue dress. The name "Memphis Belle" is painted in yellow near the nose art. The aircraft is displayed indoors, with visible propellers and engine details on the right side.

These WWII bombers were converted into gunships

By Miguel Ortiz

The left side shows a black-and-white photo of a man in a military uniform, sitting and smiling slightly. The right side features a colorful mosaic depicting two fairy-tale-like female figures in flowing dresses standing in a vibrant, stylized forest with trees, flowers, and a whimsical background.

How a former Nazi interrogator left a permanent mark on Disney

By Bethaney Phillips

The Navy designed this lethal one-man turret in World War II

The Navy designed this lethal one-man turret in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

A German paratrooper gun crew fielding the MG42

The German MG42 was an unyielding weapon of death in World War II

By Blake Stilwell

A military amphibious vehicle carrying soldiers is moving through rough waters. The vehicle has a turret with two guns and an antenna, and several soldiers wearing helmets are visible inside. The scene is dramatic with waves splashing around the vehicle and a cloudy sky overhead. Another similar vehicle is visible in the background.

4 reasons why the Marianas Campaign was the real turning point of the Pacific War