The Allied forces of World War II were more than ready to accept a Nazi surrender, but when they realized they might have ...

It was humanity’s first experience with “total war.” The brutal six-year war that pitted Britain, the United States, the USSR ...

Russia wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, as President Vladimir Putin celebrated the defeat of Nazi ...

During World War II, battles were won by the side that was first to spot enemy airplanes, ships, or submarines. To give the Allies an edge, British and American scientists developed radar ...

Hundreds of thousands of trapped Germans either surrendered or were killed by Allied pincers. British and American fighters blanketed the skies above nearly 2 ... war eventually turned into a ...

Western leaders seem hesitant to acknowledge a stark reality in today’s geopolitical landscape: we are embroiled in a new ...

The two leaders secretly plan to divide Poland ... Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. May: As Germany marches into Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, Winston ...

Professor Sönke Neitzel used secret transcripts of German prisoners of war to create a unique portrait of the mindset of soldiers during WWII. For many decades after the end of World War II (WWII), a ...

This marked the start of World War II in Europe. The United States did not join the Allied side in World War II until 1941. In response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, ...

And the phrase, "not since World War II," or variations of it ... to the V-1 flying bombs (nicknamed "buzz bombs" by the Allies) Nazi Germany fired at London in large numbers in the final stages ...