A Terrible Splendor: Three Extraordinary Men, a World Poised for War, and the Greatest […]
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Book Review: With Wings Like Eagles
The 1940 struggle for air superiority between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe called the Battle of Britain is, hands down, the most thoroughly studied air operation of the Second World War.
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WWII Book Review: A Dawn Like Thunder and Operation PLUM
A Dawn Like Thunder: The True Story of Torpedo Squadron Eight By Robert J. […]
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The Third Reich, at Length
In a recently completed 12,000-page work, German scholars take a long unblinking look at […]
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The Art of the Double Cross
With an audacious scheme that paired Enigma decrypts with a network of turned enemy spies, Britain pitted Germany against itself throughout the war.
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The Man Behind the Incredible, Nearly Inedible K Ration
During one particularly difficult five-month stretch, the British forces of Gen. Orde Wingate in […]
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WWII Today- May 2009
Was Poland’s Wartime Leader Murdered? The B-24 Liberator carrying the leader of Poland’s government-in-exile […]
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Fire for Effect: Not Their Fight
In America, World War II is a historic event in which those who fought are remembered and honored. But in Italy, it’s a war to forget.
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Daily Quiz for March 7, 2018
This was the first black superhero to be featured as the title character of a comic book.
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What If Mussolini Had Stayed on the Sidelines?
Consider this scenario: In May 1940 Italian dictator Benito Mussolini observes with mixed emotions […]