# world war II
51 Photographs from the WWII Aleutian Islands Campaign
The Aleutian Islands campaign, conducted by the United States in the Aleutian Islands, part of the Alaska Territory, in the…
37 Photographs of the Historic USS Pennsylvania Battleship
The USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was the lead ship of the Pennsylvania class of the United States super-dreadnought battleships. She was…
7 of the Most Epic Tank Battles in History
Few weapons shaped the course of war like the steel-clad behemoths that dominated the 20th-century battlefield. The tank epitomizes warfare’s…
The Nazi Party Member Who Secretly Saved Over 7,000 Jews
World War II is laden with unsung heroes, and Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz certainly falls into that category. While the remarkable…
Dogfights: Top 10 Fighter Planes of World War II
The Second World War saw the combatants race to outdo one another in designing, manufacturing, and fielding, ever improved weapons…
32 Photographs of Porajmos, the World War II Romani Gypsy Genocide
The Romani genocide, known as the Porajmos, was the planned and attempted effort, during World War II by the Nazi…
One Man Fought for Germany in 4 Wars on 3 Continents and Helped Create the Nazi Party
During the first half of the twentieth century, three generations of Germans fought to expand the German Empire in the…
True Believers: 10 Japanese Holdouts Who Did Not Surrender After WWII Ended
When World War II ended with Japan's surrender in August of 1945, millions of Japanese military personnel were spread across…
Operation Magic Carpet: Bringing Home the Heroes of WWII
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States mobilized as it never had before or since. Beating plowshares…
“Lightning War”: The Father of the Nazi Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg. The word conjures up terrifying images of the Nazi war machine crushing their European neighbors. Luftwaffe bombers pounded the…