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The Navy's World War II torpedoes were big pieces of junk
The torpedoes the US Navy took to sea during World War II were notoriously unreliable.For two years during the war, US subs went out with faulty weapons that could swim under the target, pierce it...
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The US had a plan to completely destroy Germany after World War II
Anger at Nazi Germany didn't dissipate after its defeat in 1945.Some US policymakers wanted lasting retribution.It's one of those bizarre twists of history that might have changed the world as we know...
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70 years after atomic bombing, children of Hiroshima victims worry about...
During the Second World War, the world's first atomic weapon killed 140,000 people in the city of Hiroshima, Japan.Direct survivors of the atomic bomb, a group known as hibakusha, are eligible for...
View ArticleCar builders make hot rods out of World War II fighter plane belly tanks
After World War II, US junkyards were filled with discarded fighter planes and their leftover parts.Racers became particularly interested in their drop tanks, the extra fuel cell these planes...
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It's been 77 years since one of World War II's worst atrocities — the Bataan...
After the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces advanced across the Pacific, catching Allied forces off-guard.In the Philippines, tens of thousands of US and Filipino troops surrendered in...
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The last surviving member of the Doolittle Raid, the US's first attack on...
Then-Lt. Richard Cole was the copilot of then-Lt. Col. James Doolittle during the April 1942 raid that was the US's first attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor.Cole retired as a lieutenant colonel but...
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How Soviet troops taunted the Nazis during their final drive to Berlin in...
The final weeks of April 1945 saw Soviet troops advance on Berlin, bringing World War II in Europe to an end.Amid the Soviet onslaught and the confused Nazi retreat, Russian troops found ways to...
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An American World War II bomb caused widespread damage in a German city when...
The controlled detonation of a World War II bomb caused widespread damage in the southern German city of Regensburg on Wednesday. Some 4,500 residents were evacuated before the explosive was detonated....
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World War II ended 74 years ago, but an old US bomb still wrecked a bunch of...
A controlled detonation of a US bomb from World War II did extensive damage to homes in a southern German city.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.BERLIN (AP) — The controlled detonation...
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5 big surprises the Germans got on D-Day
Despite all the preparations involved, the Allied invasion at Normandy in France in 1944 still caught the Germans off guard.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Believe it or not, the...
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Ben Affleck is making a movie about the secret Army unit that tricked the...
A new Ben Affleck movie will depict the secret US Army unit that tricked the Nazis with little more than some rubber and paint.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Ben Affleck is gearing...
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What it was like in the room when Nazi Germany finally surrendered to end...
Nazi Germany finally surrendered to the Allies in early May 1945, bringing World War II in Europe to a close.Their meeting in the ravaged German capital of Berlin was colored by the emotional and...
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These 8 iconic images tell the story of every US conflict from World War I to...
Germany and the axis powers in Europe were defeated in World War II 74 years ago on May 8.With as many as 50 million killed, it is the deadliest conflict in history. It is also the war that cemented...
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Meet the only 2 father-son pairs to receive Medals of Honor
The Medal of Honor is rarely awarded — even rarer still is it awarded to a father and his son.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.At only two times in American history have father-son...
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The Army may have just found a Navy 'Helldiver' carrier bomber lost in 1946
Army engineers has been clearing a site around Martha's Vineyard of munitions and ordnance for the past three years.The recovery of a propeller and machine gun have led researchers to believe they...
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Vintage photos of Red Cross nurses doing lifesaving work around the world
Henry Dunant co-founded the original Red Cross in his home country of Switzerland in 1863 to tend to the wounded from war.The American Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton in 1881.Red Cross nurses...
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After an 'Honor Flight' to DC to visit the nation's war memorials, a...
Frank Manchel, a 95-year-old World War II veteran, died on a flight from Washington, DC, to San Diego, California, on Sunday.He was on his way home after an all-expenses-paid trip to DC honoring WWII...
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One of World War II's greatest deceptions is getting the movie treatment with...
A writer of HBO's "The Pacific" is joining the production of a movie about World War II's Operation Mincemeat.Operation Mincemeat is credited with deceiving the Germans ahead of the 1943 Allied...
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Russia's World War II victory parade comes amid trouble at home and abroad...
Russia's annual Victory Day parade, marking the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II, took place on Thursday.In the past a venue for military displays, this year's parade was more subdued,...
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How the latest 'Game of Thrones' episode echoed US strategy in World War II
Warning: Spoilers ahead for the "Game of Thrones" season eight, episode five, "The Bells."The actions of Daenerys Targaryen in the most recent "Game of Thrones" episode caused an uproar. But her combat...
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