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This WWII double agent earned highest honors from both sides

This WWII double agent earned highest honors from both sides

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s how the super tanks of World War II ultimately proved bigger isn’t always better

Here’s how the super tanks of World War II ultimately proved bigger isn’t always better

By Stephen Carlson

9 key facts about World War II’s ‘most dangerous man’

9 key facts about World War II’s ‘most dangerous man’

By Stephen Carlson

This torpedo was WWII Japan’s other Kamikaze weapon

This torpedo was WWII Japan’s other Kamikaze weapon

By Blake Stilwell

That time Japanese soldiers cannibalized US pilots in World War II

That time Japanese soldiers cannibalized US pilots in World War II

5 epic parties troops threw when the world wars ended

5 epic parties troops threw when the world wars ended

Roddie Edmonds photo

Israel honors US soldier who defied Nazi captors: ‘We are all Jews here’

By Blake Stilwell

That time those combat cameramen won an Oscar for covering the Battle of Tarawa

That time those combat cameramen won an Oscar for covering the Battle of Tarawa

By Blake Stilwell

That time the Japanese made a last-ditch plan to spread the plague in Calfornia

That time the Japanese made a last-ditch plan to spread the plague in Calfornia

By Stephen Carlson

This artist did a World War 2-Star Wars mashup and the result is intense

This artist did a World War 2-Star Wars mashup and the result is intense

By Blake Stilwell

5 bad luck military events that happened on Friday the 13th

5 bad luck military events that happened on Friday the 13th

By Blake Stilwell

A brief history of the Berlin Wall, “the monument to Communist failure”

A brief history of the Berlin Wall, “the monument to Communist failure”

By Blake Stilwell

Meet the sailor who served with the Axis and the Allies and survived three sinking ships

Meet the sailor who served with the Axis and the Allies and survived three sinking ships

By Blake Stilwell

This Hollywood ranch was built just for Hitler

This Hollywood ranch was built just for Hitler

By Blake Stilwell

These massive submarines were actually stealthy aircraft carriers

These massive submarines were actually stealthy aircraft carriers

Top 10 craziest plans the Nazis had for world domination

Top 10 craziest plans the Nazis had for world domination

By Orvelin Valle

Adolf Hitler had a British nephew who joined the Navy during WWII

Adolf Hitler had a British nephew who joined the Navy during WWII

The Nazi’s (implausible) plan to invade the American mainland

The Nazi’s (implausible) plan to invade the American mainland

By Paul Szoldra

5 weapons designed for just one target each

5 weapons designed for just one target each

The first black fighter pilot was also an infantry hero and a spy

The first black fighter pilot was also an infantry hero and a spy

This Medal of Honor recipient was a convicted deserter

This Medal of Honor recipient was a convicted deserter

The best World War II anime series

The best World War II anime series

4 urban myths with military roots

4 urban myths with military roots

By Blake Stilwell

Hitler had a secret plan to take over Britain — and his generals thought it was idiotic

Hitler had a secret plan to take over Britain — and his generals thought it was idiotic

By Paul Szoldra

This sniper is credited with over 500 kills

This sniper is credited with over 500 kills

By Orvelin Valle

Yogi Berra was at D-Day before becoming a Hall of Fame catcher

Yogi Berra was at D-Day before becoming a Hall of Fame catcher

By Ward Carroll

History’s most dangerous humanitarian mission: When Allied pilots dropped food into Nazi occupied territory

History’s most dangerous humanitarian mission: When Allied pilots dropped food into Nazi occupied territory

10 ways Ernest Hemingway was a next-level American warrior

10 ways Ernest Hemingway was a next-level American warrior

By Blake Stilwell

This secret World War II raid kept the Germans from getting nukes

This secret World War II raid kept the Germans from getting nukes

That time when Americans and Germans fought together during World War II

That time when Americans and Germans fought together during World War II

By Paul Szoldra

This beauty queen became a top-tier spy in World War II

This beauty queen became a top-tier spy in World War II

This WWII tank crew laid waste and inspired the movie ‘Fury’

This WWII tank crew laid waste and inspired the movie ‘Fury’

How a band of locals helped American Rangers save 500 prisoners of war

How a band of locals helped American Rangers save 500 prisoners of war

The first ‘battle’ of World War II was a Nazi war crime

The first ‘battle’ of World War II was a Nazi war crime

By Paul Szoldra

30 ‘facts’ about World War II that just aren’t true

30 ‘facts’ about World War II that just aren’t true

This American comedy legend defused land mines in World War II

This American comedy legend defused land mines in World War II

By Paul Szoldra

The Japanese army had a ‘kill 100 people with a sword’ contest in 1937

The Japanese army had a ‘kill 100 people with a sword’ contest in 1937

That time the Nazis built a gigantic plane that could haul 95,000 pounds of gear

That time the Nazis built a gigantic plane that could haul 95,000 pounds of gear

By Paul Szoldra

A ‘ghost train’ lost in World War II with 300 tons of gold may have been found

A ‘ghost train’ lost in World War II with 300 tons of gold may have been found

This horse racing track used to be a WWII Japanese Internment Camp

This horse racing track used to be a WWII Japanese Internment Camp

By Blake Stilwell

Watch Creed from ‘The Office’ get back to his musical and military roots

Watch Creed from ‘The Office’ get back to his musical and military roots

By Orvelin Valle

6 of the wildest top secret spy missions of World War II

6 of the wildest top secret spy missions of World War II

That time the Nazis planned to blow up the Hoover Dam

That time the Nazis planned to blow up the Hoover Dam

By Orvelin Valle

Amazing WWII photographs you’ve never seen before

Amazing WWII photographs you’ve never seen before

Every Coast Guard officer begins their career on this former Nazi sailing vessel

Every Coast Guard officer begins their career on this former Nazi sailing vessel

That time the Nazis invaded the US in 1942

That time the Nazis invaded the US in 1942

This recent HBO documentary shows previously-unseen footage from the Holocaust

This recent HBO documentary shows previously-unseen footage from the Holocaust

By Blake Stilwell

This World War II hero was shot multiple times and still managed to destroy three machine gun nests

This World War II hero was shot multiple times and still managed to destroy three machine gun nests

The best infantry weapons of World War II

The best infantry weapons of World War II

Meet the rebel kids who danced in defiance of the Nazis

Meet the rebel kids who danced in defiance of the Nazis

The 4 most amazing escapes in military history

The 4 most amazing escapes in military history

Here’s why Japan doesn’t hate the US after dropping the bomb (twice)

Here’s why Japan doesn’t hate the US after dropping the bomb (twice)

By Orvelin Valle

That one time England recruited a magician to trick Hitler

That one time England recruited a magician to trick Hitler

The B-17 Flying Fortress debuted exactly 80 years ago — here’s its legacy

The B-17 Flying Fortress debuted exactly 80 years ago — here’s its legacy

The 5 most bizarre weapons of World War II

The 5 most bizarre weapons of World War II

10 things you didn’t know about Hitler

10 things you didn’t know about Hitler

By Orvelin Valle

11 military propaganda posters that are surprisingly convincing

11 military propaganda posters that are surprisingly convincing

By Orvelin Valle

27 unsung WWII heroes most people have never heard of

27 unsung WWII heroes most people have never heard of

These are the military’s jaw-dropping propaganda posters against WWII soldiers’ real enemy: STDs

These are the military’s jaw-dropping propaganda posters against WWII soldiers’ real enemy: STDs

This man is the only US Coast Guard recipient of the Medal of Honor

This man is the only US Coast Guard recipient of the Medal of Honor

Why George Takei loves the country that betrayed him

Why George Takei loves the country that betrayed him

By Blake Stilwell

9 times when cartoons were used to spread military propaganda

9 times when cartoons were used to spread military propaganda

Legendary WWII Gen. Carl Spaatz offered great advice to military leaders — and it still rings true today

Legendary WWII Gen. Carl Spaatz offered great advice to military leaders — and it still rings true today

By Blake Stilwell

15 times when World War III nearly started

15 times when World War III nearly started

By Orvelin Valle