World War II
Heinrich Himmler, Architect Of The Holocaust
May 16, 2022
German Nazi leader and chief of police Heinrich Himmler speaks from Town Hall in Linz, Austria, 1938. (Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Heinrich Hi...
Unsinkable Sam: The Lucky Cat Who Used Three Of His Nine Lives To Survive Shipwrecks
January 10, 2022
A view of the German battleship Bismarck firing on a merchant ship in the north Atlantic. The Bismarck was sunk after attack by the Br...
Curious George's Incredible Escape From The Nazis
December 3, 2021
(Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Curious George, the spunky monkey of the eponymous series of children's books, is a beloved character with a knack for wiggling his way ou...
When The Japanese Bombed Oregon During World War II
October 6, 2021
The Japanese plane Kamikaze. (adoc-photos/Corbis via Getty Images) After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, all Americans were on high alert. There was...
The Old Man's Draft: When The U.S. Drafted Senior Citizens
September 30, 2021
A man wearing a military uniform cap with medals upon it filling out forms at the draft registration for men aged 45 to 64. (Mark Kauffman/Getty Images) Today...
The Theft Of The Hesse Crown Jewels
July 29, 2021
Recovery of jewels stolen from Kronberg Castle, Germany by Chicago police on June 12, 1946. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) In 1944, Prince Wolfgang of th...
Hirohito: Japan's Emperor During World War II (Who Almost Sent Bioweapons To The U.S.)
May 6, 2021
Emperor Hirohito in dress uniform, 1935. (Unknown author/Wikimedia Commons) Whether you know him as Michinomiya Hirohito or Empero...
Kamikazes: What Were They? Who Were They And How Did They Sign Up For This?
April 12, 2021
Japanese kamikaze putting on his forehead bandeau with rising sun, Pacific war, 1944–1945 colorized document. (Apic/Getty Images) By fall 194...
History Of Nutella: How World War II's Chocolate Shortage Became A Blessing
March 14, 2021
Nutella celebrated the 50th anniversary in 2015, but its roots extend back to World War II. (Jonas Güttler/picture alliance via Getty Images) ...
Nazi Gold, The Truth Behind The Mystery: Where Is It Now?
March 4, 2021
The legend of Nazi gold is a favorite topic among conspiracy theorists and History Channel talking heads. Basically, the story goes that the Nazis accumulated...
Monuments Men: The Story Of How FDR Stole 20% Of Europe's Art Back From The Nazis
March 3, 2021
World War II, Hitler and Joseph Goebbels looking at works of art stolen from the Italians. (Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Imag...
The Wannsee Conference: Where The Holocaust Was Planned In 1942
January 20, 2021
The villa Am Großen Wannsee 56–58, where the Wannsee Conference was held, is now a memorial and museum. (A.Savin/Wikimedia Commons) When the Nazis gather...
London Blitz: Photos From When Germany Attacked London
December 7, 2020
Londoners hiding out in the Underground during the Blitz. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images) For more than eight months of World War II, London was the target of relentless...
"Dr. Satan"/Dr. Marcel Petiot: The Serial Killer Real-Life Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
November 30, 2020
Few people embodied the duality of man quite like Dr. Marcel Petiot, the French doctor who spent World War II robbing and murdering J...
Hermann Goering: Things You Didn't Know About One Of History's Biggest Monsters
October 15, 2020
Hitler with Göring on balcony of the Chancellery, Berlin, March 16, 1938. (Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-2004-1202-504/CC-BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Comm...
The Battle Of Berlin: What Happened And How Hitler Was Finally Defeated
October 3, 2020
(Mil.ru/Wikimedia Commons) As brutal and gruesome as World War II was, the most vicious of the fighting was saved for its final days. In the Batt...
Stalingrad: 600 Luftwaffe Planes Bomb Civilians In WWII's Deadliest Battle
August 23, 2020
There are a myriad important battles littered throughout World War II, but Stalingrad stands above them as one of the most bloody and strateg...