That time when Americans and Germans fought together during World War II
Five days after Hitler killed himself in his bunker in Berlin and two days before Germany surrendered, American and German troops were fighting together side by side in what has been called World War...
View ArticleThe Polish embassy gave Jim Cramer a history lesson after the CNBC host...
The Polish embassy in the US gave Jim Cramer a history lesson on Tuesday after the CNBC host compared the department store Macy's to the Polish army in WWII.In a tweeted statement, the embassy quotes...
View ArticleHitler's secret Nazi war machines of World War II
Earlier this month, the world reflected on the 72nd anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe — when Hitler's Nazi army finally surrendered on what is now known as "Victor in Europe...
View Article7 times Allied troops stole Nazi vehicles
Look, the Nazis had some cool toys during World War II.They were far ahead of the other combatants in jet-powered flight, had amazing tanks, and created awesome examples of prop aircraft. So the Allies...
View ArticleThese 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...
View Article8 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.Tuesday, June 6, marks the 73rd anniversary of...
View ArticleD-Day: Here's how the Allies began to reclaim Europe from the Nazis
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces crossed the English Channel and began to reclaim the European mainland.That day, 73 years ago, marked a turning point on the western front and in World War II.The...
View ArticleOne of WWII's most iconic battles happened 75 years ago — Here's 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...
View ArticleAmerica is in for a rude awakening
The ancient Greeks took tragedy seriously.At the very height of Athenian power in the 5th century B.C., in fact, citizens of the world's first democracy gathered annually to experience tragedy. Great...
View ArticleThe Medal of Honor hero known as a 'one-man Marine Corps' has died
A Medal of Honor recipient who was later called a "one-man Marine Corps" died on Wednesday at the age of 92, the Idaho Statesman reported.Art Jackson, who served with the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines,...
View ArticleA massive collection of Nazi artifacts was discovered in a secret room in...
About 75 Nazi artifacts were discovered in a hidden room in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the biggest collection ever found in the country. Some of the artifacts include medical devices, weapons, and even a...
View ArticleA huge collection of Nazi artifacts was discovered hidden behind a bookcase...
Earlier this month, police in Argentina raided the home of an art collector and found a door leading to a room full of Nazi knives, sculptures, medical devices, magnifying glasses, and a large bust...
View ArticleTrump calls last-surviving member of WWII Doolittle Raiders
President Donald Trump has spoken with the last surviving member of the World War II-era Doolittle Raiders ahead of Independence Day.The White House says that Trump spoke Sunday with 101-year-old Lt....
View ArticleConstruction workers find what looked like a WWII-era bomb in a nightclub...
NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at a Manhattan construction site dug up what appeared to be an unexploded World War II-era bomb but turned out to be a time capsule from a New York City nightclub that helped...
View ArticleFirst lady Melania Trump is taking a prominent role in her husband's European...
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — First lady Melania Trump introduced her husband to an enthusiastic crowd in Warsaw on Thursday, her most prominent moment in a short trip to the Polish capital that also included...
View ArticleAmelia Earhart's disappearance may finally be explained with one photo
A lost photo may shed new light on the mysterious death of famous aviator Amelia Earhart.The photo, which will be featured in a new History channel special called "Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence,"...
View ArticleTrump paints a bleak picture of the world in Warsaw, wondering whether the...
President Donald Trump used his speech in Warsaw, Poland on Thursday to lay out his vision of the ongoing struggle to protect Western civilization and its values "at any cost."Speaking to an...
View ArticleHitler's 3-mile-long abandoned Nazi resort is transforming into a luxury getaway
Three years before Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Adolf Hitler ordered the construction of the world's largest tourist resort, located on a beachfront property on the island of Rügen.The Nazis called...
View ArticleThis forgotten soldier survived 4 months in Dunkirk by himself
In 1940, the evacuation of allied forces from the beaches of Dunkirk commenced as approximately 338,000 troops were loaded into small boats over the course the rescue.Also known as “Operation Dynamo,”...
View Article13 striking vintage wartime posters that play on our emotions using mercy,...
Wartime posters are often striking, evocative images."The function of the poster today is to appeal to our subconscious feelings and our barely conscious needs and channel them so that we do what the...
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