World War

Heinrich Himmler, the man who orchestrated the Holocaust

Heinrich Himmler is now considered one of history's greatest villains, best known for his meteoric rise as Hitler's right-hand man…

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London: photos from when Germany invaded London

For more than eight months during World War II, London was the target of relentless air raids by German bombers.…

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Sad images from the Vietnam War that will not leave your memory

The period that Americans call the "Vietnam War" and Vietnamese call the "American War" was the US military intervention from…

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Oskar Schindler’s Life After the End of World War II

Oskar Schindler was a German businessman, spy, and Nazi Party member who saved the lives of 1,200 Jews during the…

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The soldier who threw his body on the grenade survived and fought

During the spring of 1971, the 2nd Squadron of the 17th Cavalry guarded the airstrip at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam. They…

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The Old Man’s Draft: When The U.S. Drafted Senior Citizens.

Today, young men in America are required to register for selective service, or conscription, so that they can be called…

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When The Japanese Bombed Oregon During World War II.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, all Americans were on high alert. There was a real…

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The 1940 Olympics were canceled because of World War II

The 1940 Olympic Games were supposed to be something of a coming-out party for Japan. Initially scheduled to take place from…

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The 12 Russian snipers responsible for the deaths of 775 German soldiers during World War II, 1945.

These girls are something out of a Tarantino movie – a troop of highly skilled female assassins who are a…

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The Shadows of Hiroshima

At 8:15 am on the morning of August 6, 1945, a person was sitting on a flight of stone stairs…

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