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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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Photo essay: 'When my great-uncle liberated a Nazi concentration camp'
The bartender at the Communist-themed pub in former East Berlin scrunches up his face and readjusts his glasses. Lenin looms on the wall beside him. “This is from Berlin?” I ask him.“No, it’s from a...
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Historians say a key detail about Hitler's family is wrong
VIENNA — A brother of Hitler's who was thought to be older was actually younger and died within days, raising questions about how his death might have affected the future leader of Nazi Germany, a...
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Photos of American troops smoking and drinking at Hitler's private residence...
While hiding in a fortified two-level 3,000-square-foot underground bunker, one of history's most brutal tyrants promised the world that his empire would last 1,000 years.Hitler's Third Reich lasted 12...
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One of WWII's most iconic battles happened 74 years ago, here is the video of it
On June 4, 1942, the Battle of Midway kicked off between the US and Japan. When it was all over on June 7, it was hailed as a decisive American victory — and much of it was captured on film.That’s all...
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Here's the weather prediction that won D-Day for the Allies
German military leaders expected an Allied invasion on the English Channel coast in late May 1944, when there was high tide, a full moon, good visibility, and little wind. When it did not come, and...
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These haunting photo overlays capture the horrors of D-Day
The D-Day invasion, code named Operation Overlord, was the largest seaborne invasion in history.Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, accompanied by 289 escort vessels and 277 minesweepers, from...
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8 iconic photos from D-Day
The invasion of Normandy, which was named Operation Overlord, launched on June 6, 1944, and was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history.Saturday, June 6, marks the 72nd anniversary...
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Here's Eisenhower's initial report on the D-Day invasion
Several hours into the D-Day invasion, General Eisenhower sent a cable about the apparent success of the operation back to the War Department in Washington. At the time, Eisenhower had scant details of...
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Here's a Nazi propaganda video saying the D-Day invasion failed
The success of the Allied D-Day Invasion caught the Nazis off guard and threw their war strategy to the dogs. Suddenly, Nazi Germany found itself fighting a two front war against foes that were making...
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These quirky tanks helped the British crack Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
The Allied invasion of Normandy was a challenge on a grand scale. Every single aspect of the plan drew new challenges for commanders. Luckily, the greatest military minds of the day were leading the...
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One incredible image shows the heroism of US troops during World War II
On November 10, 1943, when Lt. Walter L. Chewning Jr., the catapult officer of the USS Enterprise, saw a 9,000-pound F6F Hellcat crash-land on the flight deck and erupt in a ball of flames as it...
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This war movie was so bad that Eisenhower came out of retirement to publicly...
The 1965 movie “The Battle of the Bulge” is generally considered by war movie buffs to be the most inaccurate war movie ever made. It stars Henry Fonda leading a large cast of fictional characters...
View ArticleThe disturbing number of nuclear bombs that humans have detonated throughout...
On July 16, 1945, the US conducted the world's first test of a nuclear weapon. Less than a month later, two bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bringing about the end...
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Hitler's tour of occupied Paris happened 76 years ago today
"That was the greatest and finest moment of my life," one of the world's most brutal tyrants reportedly said after touring the newly Nazi-occupied French capital.The day after Germany signed an...
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Step inside the cockpits of these iconic aircraft
With so many photos of the latest high-tech airplanes in various air forces, it's sometimes refreshing to step back and see images of the pioneering aircraft that led the way.The following pictures...
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These charts helped US troops identify enemy aircraft during World War II
Distinguishing between friendly and enemy forces can be difficult in war, and World War II posed its own basic battlefield challenges. US soldiers — most of whom were conscripted men who might not have...
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I heard a wild theory about why Hitler killed himself — here's what happened...
During my last vacation, I watched an insane documentary about the Nazis' extensive amphetamine use and Adolf Hitler's drug addiction.The film made an incredible claim: that Hitler killed himself...
View ArticleInside a secret basement under Grand Central that was one of the biggest...
Hidden 10 stories below Grand Central Terminal, a secret basement can be found. This basement was a prime New York City target during World War II, as it provided electricity for trains in the...
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9 gorgeous photos of abandoned WWII bunkers in the Alps
Writer and avid cyclist Max Leonard made a rare discovery as he rode his bike around the remote French Alpes-Maritimes; startled, he stumbled upon to a number of discrete buildings fully hidden within...
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