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Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ comes to life in a new Tralfamadore exhibit

By Blake Stilwell

The American general most respected by the Nazis might surprise you

The American general most respected by the Nazis might surprise you

By Blake Stilwell

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A new AI database helps viewers search for Nazi families

By Blake Stilwell

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The USS Devilfish suffered the only kamikaze attack on a US submarine

By Friedrich Seiltgen

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This is why the 1st Marine Division ships out to ‘Waltzing Matilda’

By Blake Stilwell

Chips the military dog

Meet the dog who went from a family pet to a World War II hero

By Stephen Ruiz

The immense challenge of teaching World War II in 270 minutes

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Army National Guard

The National Guard unit that stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day

The story of 4 brothers who served on the Juneau with the Sullivans

By Stephen Ruiz

A Nazi was the only person convicted of spying in connection with Pearl Harbor

By Stephen Ruiz

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How friendly fire could have killed Scotty from ‘Star Trek’ on D-Day

By Stephen Ruiz

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‘Masters of the Air’ got a definitive new edition from The Folio Society

By Blake Stilwell

USS Indianapolis

The ship that delivered the atomic bomb was sunk, and nobody came to look for it

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Medal of Honor recipient Beauford Anderson

A Medal of Honor recipient used a dud enemy mortar to save US troops during WWII

By Stephen Ruiz

Bob Feller military service throws to Joe DiMaggio during his Apr. 30, 1946 no-hitter at Yankee Stadium. (Hugh Broderick/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Decorated Navy vet Bob Feller is the only MLB pitcher to throw an Opening Day no-hitter

By Stephen Ruiz

Gremlin Special survivors

How the daring rescue of 3 Army soldiers after a WWII plane crash in ‘Shangri-La’ unfolded

By Friedrich Seiltgen

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The WWII bombardier whose family spent 12 years bringing him home from the ocean floor

By Stephen Ruiz

This is what a broom tied to a mast means in the US Navy

This is what a broom tied to a mast means in the US Navy

This plane survived Pearl Harbor and struck back at Midway

By Miguel Ortiz

Million Dollar Point WWII Dump Site Vanuatu.

The Allies refused to buy American surplus after WWII so US troops pushed it into the ocean

By Bethaney Phillips

Handmade U.S. flag

How a soldier’s homemade US flag made it from a WWII POW camp to the Smithsonian

By Stephen Ruiz

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The highest ranking US military officer in World War II isn’t who you think

By Blake Stilwell

B-29 Superfortress bomber

This WWII aviation program was more expensive than the Manhattan Project

By Miguel Ortiz

USS Arizona Pearl Harbor

How I teach the rise of dictators and America’s uneasy road to World War II

By Daniel Tobias Flint

George C. Scott's delivery in "Patton" was pretty good, but it apparently paled in comparison to Patton's real pre-battle speech.

Patton’s famous speech was way more vulgar than the one in the movie

By Blake Stilwell

World War II bombing of Nagasaki

This Marine survived the Bataan Death March, a ship sinking, and an atomic bomb

By Stephen Ruiz

The mathematician who saved hundreds of flight crews during World War II

Joe Foss Guadalcanal

This Medal of Honor recipient came up with the idea for the Super Bowl

By Stephen Ruiz

John Frum Movement

The John Frum Movement and World War II ‘cargo cults’

By Daniel Tobias Flint

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How the Navy once mistook Venus for a Japanese war balloon

By Bethaney Phillips

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World War II alliances fueled the resurgence of the post-war American mafia

By Daniel Tobias Flint

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The reason Gen. George Patton is buried in Luxembourg

By Miguel Ortiz

Olympian Charley Paddock

This Olympian served under a Medal of Honor recipient during World War II

By Stephen Ruiz

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Here’s what communication back home looked like during World War II

By Bethaney Phillips

Henry J.F. Miller

How a drunken major general almost ruined the surprise of D-Day

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Navy Combat Demolition Unit reenactment

Naval Combat Demolition Units and the sailors who made D-Day possible

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Aleutian Islands

Japan’s invasion of Alaska and the only World War II land campaign on American soil

By Daniel Tobias Flint

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The Dutch wait years to adopt World War II graves in Netherlands American Cemetery

By Blake Stilwell

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The American mafia teamed up with the Navy to get even with Mussolini

By Daniel Tobias Flint

ITALY - APRIL 01: World War Ii, Liberation Of Milan On April 1945 (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images)

Italian women quietly enabled a new front for the Allies in World War II

By Gina Napoletano

Triple Nickles: A C-47 carries parachutists of the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion to the scene of a remote fire in Wallowa forest, Oregon. (National Archives)

America’s first all-Black paratrooper unit protected American civilians during World War II

By Daniel Tobias Flint

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3 Stories from the Battle of the Bulge you won’t see in ‘Band of Brothers’

By Adam Gramegna

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Nazi sabotage teams were captured infiltrating the US during World War II

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Five men in military uniforms and caps stand together in front of an aircraft. They appear to be airmen, wearing light-colored shirts with insignia and dark belts, with some having pilot wings on their chests. The photo is black and white, suggesting it is historical.

These pilots fought back during the attack on Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

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The ‘One Man Air Force’ took on dozens of enemy fighters even after his guns ran dry

By Friedrich Seiltgen

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‘Ramage’s Rampage’ saw a World War II sub sink 5 ships in 40 minutes

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‘The Few. The Proud’: The moments that made the Marines the Marines

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100-year-old Marine reunited with tank he drove on Iwo Jima

By Miguel Ortiz

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Donald McPherson, America’s last World War II fighter ace, dies at 103

By Miguel Ortiz

World War II airman Alan Magee survived a 22,000-foot fall without a parachute

By Friedrich Seiltgen

Kilroy was here

‘Kilroy Was Here’ was the World War II-era viral meme

By Blake Stilwell

This World War II veteran played a song for the sniper trying to kill him

This World War II veteran played a song for the sniper trying to kill him

By Blake Stilwell

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‘Atomic Echoes’ follows the stories of atomic bomb survivors 80 years after World War II

By Shannon Corbeil

Papa Jake Larson

D-Day veteran and beloved TikTok star Papa Jake Larson dies at 102

By Miguel Ortiz

Harrowing photos show one B-17 bombing another B-17 in combat

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The 9 worst creations Americans called food during World War II

By Blake Stilwell

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‘The Babyface Gunner’ took one of World War II’s most dangerous jobs at age 14

By Friedrich Seiltgen

D-Day World War II 48-Star Flag

Celebrate the heroes of D-Day with these unique World War II-era 48-star flags

By Blake Stilwell

A memorial plaque dedicated to Lieutenant Friedrich Lengfeld, 2nd Company, Fues Battalion, 275th Infantry Division, commemorating his actions on November 19, 1944, in the Hürtgen Forest where he gave his life trying to save an American soldier. The plaque includes inscriptions in English and German, a cross symbol, and is placed by the Twenty Second United States Infantry Society - World War II and the Veteranen-Vereinigung 2. Weltkrieg 22. US Inf. Rgt., 4. Inf. Div. Next to the plaque is a black-and-white portrait of Lieutenant Friedrich Lengfeld in military uniform and cap.

Why an American infantry unit built a monument for a fallen German soldier

By Blake Stilwell

A close-up of a wooden rifle stock with a metal bolt action and a mounted scope. Attached to the stock is a brass plaque with the inscription: "FOR OBVIOUS REASONS THE RETURN OF THIS RIFLE AFTER GERMANY IS DEFEATED WOULD BE DEEPLY APPRECIATED." The background is a textured brown surface.

American civilians donated personal weapons to the British during World War II

By Blake Stilwell

Three wristwatches with black textured dials featuring detailed designs. The left watch has a silver case, a beige ring with markings, and a brown leather strap, with a map-like design and text including "PRAESIDUS" and "D-DAY LINE." The middle watch has a black case and black suede strap, with a textured dial depicting a raised figure and landscape. The right watch has a black case, an orange ring with markings, and a black textured strap, with a similar map-like design and text as the left watch but in orange.

This 80th anniversary Battle of Iwo Jima watch has actual sand from the island

By Miguel Ortiz

Long Beach, CA - July 06: Larry Wood, a Hot Wheels toy designer for 50 years, is being inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit on July 20. His garage is practically a living history of Hot Wheels and all things automotive, from classic cars to classic gas pumps, in Long Beach on Thursday, July 6, 2023. Wood worked for Mattel Toys in El Segundo and has been a resident of Redondo Beach for over 5 decades. He still plays with cars, big and small, at the age of 81. (Photo by Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images)

World War II veteran responsible for Mattel, Barbie, Hot Wheels, He-Man, Polly Pocket and more

An elderly man wearing glasses, a beige jacket, a checkered shirt, and a white military-style cap is smiling and holding a microphone. He is seated at a wooden table in a room with wood-paneled walls and shelves with decorative items. Blue balloons are visible above him, and a woman in a gray sweater is sitting to his right.

Warren Upton, oldest Pearl Harbor survivor, dies at 105

By Miguel Ortiz

The ‘unluckiest’ U-boat of World War II couldn’t even sink itself

The ‘unluckiest’ U-boat of World War II couldn’t even sink itself