World War II

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Original "Star Trek"

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

By Stephen Ruiz

masters of the air book folio society edition cover and photo

‘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

World War II squadron

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

Japanese balloon bomb

How the Navy once mistook Venus for a Japanese war balloon

By Bethaney Phillips