In the opening hours of World War II, in the early morning skies over Poland, both the Axis and the Allied side had aerial victories and aerial “firsts”, some involving unlikely and obscure ...
The Treaty of Versailles, which was signed on June 28, 1919, was intended to bring peace following World War I — but instead ...
When World War II started, Africa was (save for certain exceptions) a tapestry of colonies. A third of the continent’s ...
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
In her latest book, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick tells the story of millions of displaced people and international efforts to ...
PARIS (AP) — Train services from Paris will gradually resume and roads will reopen later Friday after the disposal operation of an unexploded World War II bomb caused transportation chaos in the ...
PARIS — The disposal of what Paris police called an “excessively dangerous” unexploded World War II bomb caused hours of transportation chaos Friday on rail and road networks in the French ...
Dresden marked the 80th anniversary of the Allied bombing of the city in World War II. The annual event carries a lot of significance to Dresdeners and Germans at large. “My grandma was ten at ...
The period of World War II is a heavily explored historical time in film, often depicted with powerful visuals, gritty action sequences, and poignant tales of survival. The relatively clear ...