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How Dwight D. Eisenhower 'lost' a B-17 bomber in a bet with a British general
Summary List PlacementThe liberation of Sfax, Tunisia on April 10, 1943 was a joyous occasion for nearly everyone involved.The Allies gained an important Mediterranean port, the Tunisians in the city...
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Why an audacious British plan to hunt German U-boats from aircraft carriers...
Summary List PlacementIn early 1942, Britain was in a desperate situation.The Royal Air Force had fought off Germany's relentless onslaught in the Battle of Britain and much of the German army was...
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Huge US amphibious tank craft from World War II discovered buried 30 feet...
Summary List PlacementExcavators in England have unearthed a huge World War II-era US landing craft from a field, 74 years after it went missing.In 1947, more than a dozen Buffalo LVT were taken to...
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How a British bomber mission in World War II inspired one of the most iconic...
Summary List PlacementIn 1977, "Star Wars" took the country — and the world — by storm.One of its most iconic scenes was the trench run, during which X-Wing and Y-Wing fighters defy the odds to put...
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79 years ago, Japan suffered its first setback of WWII in a battle that...
Summary List PlacementIn the spring of 1942, things weren't going well for the Allies, especially for the Americans in the Pacific. After the crippling sneak attack at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese...
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The 7 craziest commando missions of World War II
Summary List PlacementWorld War II was an exciting time for special operations and commandos.The advent of airborne operations gave them a whole new angle of approach, and the sheer scale of the war...
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The hunt for Germany's largest warship proved that U-boats were the Nazis'...
Summary List PlacementOn the night of May 18, 1941, the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen steamed out of its base at Gotenhafen (now Gdynia, Poland), followed five hours later by the Kriegsmarine's...
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Why the Allies and the Nazis learned opposite lessons from the first major...
Summary List PlacementEarly on May 20, 1941, thousands of German paratroopers, known as Fallschirmjägers, in hundreds of transport planes and gliders were preparing to assault the Greek island of...
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A soldier who photographed World War II in Europe describes 6 of his photos...
Summary List PlacementMichelantonio "Tony" Vaccaro wanted to serve his country with a camera during World War II, so he tried to join the US Army Signal Corps. But under Uncle Sam's rules, the...
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What China is learning from the battle that changed the course of World War...
Summary List PlacementOn June 4, 1942, the US and Imperial Japanese navies faced off a few hundred miles from Midway Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean.Over the next three days of fighting, Japan lost...
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How Japan was tricked into revealing its plans before a pivotal World War II...
Summary List PlacementThe Battle of Midway is remembered as one of the greatest naval victories in American history.The big moments — whether it was the heroic sacrifice of Torpedo Squadron 8 or dive...
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How 'baby flattops' helped the US Navy win World War II
Summary List PlacementWhile smaller and slower than the "fleet" aircraft carriers employed by the United States Navy during World War II, the escort carrier — also known as "jeep carrier" or "baby...
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80 years ago, Hitler picked a fight that may have cost him World War II
Summary List PlacementJust after 3 a.m. on June 22, 1941, Nazi Germany launched Operation Barbarossa, the largest invasion in the history of warfare.Over 3.5 million Axis troops, along with more than...
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Here's how much US troops have been paid in every American war
Summary List PlacementAuthor's note: The pay structure changed over time. From the Korean War to today, military pay has been relatively consistent across the services and the numbers listed in entries...
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The story of the iconic Soviet general and the secret order for a special...
Summary List PlacementAs World War II ended and the Iron Curtain fell over Eastern Europe, relations deteriorated between the Soviet Union and its Western allies.The Soviet repudiation of the West and...
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Before 'Shark Week' and 'Jaws,' World War II taught Americans to fear shark...
Summary List PlacementEvery summer on the Discovery Channel, "Shark Week" inundates its eager audiences with spectacular documentary footage of sharks hunting, feeding and leaping.Debuting in 1988, the...
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The US Navy's unluckiest ship almost killed a president, and things only got...
Summary List PlacementThe US Navy has a long list of famous fighting ships known for heroic feats and proud service.But the Navy also has its fair share of unfortunate vessels — chief among them the...
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Russian snipers are still learning from a legendary Stalingrad marksman
Summary List PlacementAnyone who has seen the Hollywood epic about the Battle of Stalingrad, "Enemy at the Gates" knows the famous Soviet sniper Vasily Zaytsev.Although the film took artistic liberties...
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84-year-old man fined $293,000 for possessing a German World War II tank that...
Summary List PlacementAn 84-year-old man from Germany has been convicted of illegal weapons possession and has been fined €250,000 ($293,972) along with a suspended prison sentence of 14 months. An...
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The Allies loved this awful car that kept killing Nazi generals during World...
Summary List PlacementThe Czechoslovakian-built Tatra 87 was Hitler's car of the future.With a top speed of more than 100 mph, it was a car destined for the Autobahn. Its sleek, futuristic design and...
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