Published 75 years ago, "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" tells the story of four children who are evacuated from London ...
World War II was the deadliest conflict ever fought, reshaping the globe forever. Beginning with Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939, it spread across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. The ...
Introduction -- Into the factories -- New opportunities, new challenges -- Women's auxiliary services -- "Make do and mend" : women and the home front -- The secret war -- Appendix 1: Timeline -- ...
The United States began developing the atom bomb in military effort called the Manhattan Project. The race to create this weapon kicked off after three chemists in Berlin, 1938, split a uranium atom ...
There's no shortage of great epic movies set during World War II, as classics like Saving Private Ryan, Das Boot, and The ...
DELTA, Utah (KUTV) — What started off as a high school classroom assignment for students in central Utah turned into a multi-million-dollar project honoring Japanese Americans who survived Topaz ...
Maj. John "Lucky" Luckadoo flew 25 bombing missions over Europe during the war, surviving some of the most intense air battles of the war. He became an advocate for the 100th Bomb Group's history. By ...
Top collectors on the island have amassed hundreds of thousands of artifacts — and there are still more being found. Stelios Tripalitakis holds an original rifle used during the Battle of Crete, part ...
Online exhibit using a selection of objects from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to illustrate the use and meaning of the flag during World War II. Shows how the flag, ...
Mcpherson was believed to be the last surviving WWII ace. (Navy) Amid the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end comes the death of what is believed to be America’s last surviving ace, Don McPherson.
Today, our Nation proudly commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Allied Powers’ triumph over national socialism and fascism, and the end of World War II in Europe — one of the most epic victories ...