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The Nazi version of the Great Escape happened in the Arizona desert

The Nazi version of the Great Escape happened in the Arizona desert

By Blake Stilwell

This WWII vet fought kamikazes in history’s largest naval battle

This WWII vet fought kamikazes in history’s largest naval battle

By Blake Stilwell

The real ‘Batmen’ served during World War II

The real ‘Batmen’ served during World War II

Here’s how the Cactus Air Force made all the difference at Guadalcanal

Here’s how the Cactus Air Force made all the difference at Guadalcanal

By James Elphick

The Coast Guard’s “Homing Pigeon” saved 126 lives on D-Day

The Coast Guard’s “Homing Pigeon” saved 126 lives on D-Day

WWII ‘Ghost Army’ may be up for Congressional Gold Medal

WWII ‘Ghost Army’ may be up for Congressional Gold Medal

By Tracy Woodward

These were America’s colorful plans for war with the rest of the world

These were America’s colorful plans for war with the rest of the world

By James Elphick

Forget ‘Suicide Squad,’ this was America’s ‘Suicide Division’

Forget ‘Suicide Squad,’ this was America’s ‘Suicide Division’

Rebels in Syria fought with rare, expensive Nazi-made rifles

Rebels in Syria fought with rare, expensive Nazi-made rifles

By Blake Stilwell

This Coast Guard hero fought with Marines for two days to hold the Japanese at Corregidor

This Coast Guard hero fought with Marines for two days to hold the Japanese at Corregidor

By Mary-Elizabeth Pratt

This top secret mission kept the Nazis from getting Amsterdam’s diamonds

This top secret mission kept the Nazis from getting Amsterdam’s diamonds

This ship survived 7 torpedos at Pearl Harbor and went on to help crush the Japanese

This ship survived 7 torpedos at Pearl Harbor and went on to help crush the Japanese

Marine Corps Legends

11 legendary heroes of the US Marine Corps

WWII-era female flyers are fighting for military burial honors (and you can help)

WWII-era female flyers are fighting for military burial honors (and you can help)

By Blake Stilwell

During World War II the NFL’s Eagles and Steelers merged into one team

During World War II the NFL’s Eagles and Steelers merged into one team

By Blake Stilwell

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