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The real story behind one of the most shocking images of World War II
It's probably one of the best-known images of World War II, the enduring photograph that captures the last seconds of Leonard Siffleet's life.The photograph came to light after US troops discovered it...
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These were 4 of the most amazing escapes in military history
1. The Green Beret founder of Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) training used a math problem to trick the Viet Cong. In the grand scheme of things, the Vietnam War tends to get the short...
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The story of the only Medal of Honor recipient in the Coast Guard's 225-year...
In 1939, the US Coast Guard had been turning away recruits for years during the Great Depression. But, the Seattle office found itself with seven openings in September of that year and admitted seven...
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Japan commemorates 70th anniversary of attack on Hiroshima
Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to step up efforts...
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Here's what the 'Little Boy' atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima would do to...
Seventy years ago, the US Air Force's "Enola Gay" B-29 Superfortress bomber dropped a 15-kiloton nuclear bomb, code-named Little Boy, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.The blast, which was the first...
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13 extraordinary photographs of World War II snipers
A sniper demonstrates his camouflage (note: German Waffen-SS Camo Pattern: named unofficially "Early Plane Tree") at a sniper school in a French village, July 27, 1944.A sniper applying camouflage face...
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Here's how the crew of the Enola Gay crew recalled the first atomic weapons...
Shortly after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, the Enola Gay's tail gunner Bob Caron wrote his wife that the crew had just received a medal and she'd be reading about what they...
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Ghost fleet: Amazing photos of a WWII ship graveyard in Truk Lagoon
My dream history lesson includes a tropical Pacific island where I step off a beautiful boat soaked in sunshine in the warm Micronesian waters and descend on a coral covered ship that was part of World...
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21 rare and weird facts about World War II
We’ve all seen “Saving Private Ryan” and “Band of Brothers,” but here’s a list of facts from World War II that you probably didn’t know.SEE ALSO: Ghost fleet: Amazing photos of a WWII ship graveyard in...
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Declassified photos show the US's final preparations for the only nuclear...
On August 6th and 9th of 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, causing significant death and destruction in both places. To this day, the...
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The way Japan remembers World War II still infuriates its neighbors
The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 have left the country with a legacy of victimhood unique in human history – and uniquely codified in law. In early 1946, US General Douglas MacArthur...
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South Korean sets himself on fire in to protest Japanese actions in World War II
SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean man in his eighties set himself on fire on Wednesday during a protest calling for Japan to apologize for forcing Korean women to work in military brothels during World...
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World War II ended 70 years ago — here's the planned US invasion of Japan...
On August 14, 1945, US President Harry Truman announced the unconditional surrender of Japanese Emperor Hirohito, thereby ending World War II.The surrender came after months of bombing raids across the...
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China is trying to use WWII history to shame Japan and weaken its alliances
Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is sick of apologizing.In statements made today at an event commemorating the end of the second world war 2, Abe expressed his "utmost grief" about the victims of...
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Amazing, never-before-seen World War II photographs
Argunners will be publishing a series of amazing World War II photographs recently uncovered from the archives of Charles Day Palmer, who was a four-star general.Most of the photographs were...
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It's been 75 years since the iconic B-25 Mitchell Warbird made its debut
On August 19th, 1940, the North American B-25 "Mitchell" performed its first flight. It would become the most versatile, widely used, and overall best medium-range bomber of World War II.The B-25 took...
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6 of the wildest top secret spy missions of World War II
Spy novels are filled with over-the-top missions and unlikely operations, but some of the wildest spy stories are the real ones.1. A Polish spy bluffs her way into a Gestapo prison while surrounded by...
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China is distorting history ahead of its big World War II commemoration
China spent last week excoriating Japan for twisting the history of World War II while spreading distortions of its own on the 70th anniversary of the war's end.Even China's Global Times, a tabloid...
View ArticleA mysterious lost Nazi train — supposedly filled with gold — may have been found
Two treasure hunters have found a stash of what they believe to be Nazi-owned gold inside a hidden train car in Poland. The Nazi train disappeared in southwestern Poland, but according to some...
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Hitler's Brandenburgers: secret multilingual warrior spies of Nazi Germany
The pre-war German Army rejected Captain Theodore von Hippel’s idea of using small units of highly trained men to penetrate enemy defenses before main actions began.They felt it was beneath the dignity...
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