The German Mosquito, the Ta 154, mimicked British design but a glue shortage and resource woes grounded its night fighter dream.

The brilliant women of Newnham College who cracked Nazi codes at Bletchley Park are finally getting the recognition they deserve.

The V-2, a terrifying weapon of war in its time, paradoxically laid the groundwork for humanity’s launch into space exploration.

Explore Easy Company’s daring mission and the haunting legacy of the Kehlsteinhaus, set against the stunning backdrop of the Bavarian Alps.

In Simon Scarrow’s brisk and chilling new book set in 1940 Berlin, DEAD OF NIGHT: A Berlin Wartime Thriller (on sale Dec. 26, 2023), Kriminalpolizei Inspector Horst Schenke is a seasoned and deeply conflicted detective who has failed to publicly voice his support for Hitler, making him a visible target to his superiors. He defies repeated life-threatening warnings by Nazi brass to stand down from his investigations into a series of murders that initially seem unconnected but will lead him straight to the regime’s most brazen architects of death. In the process he uncovers a stomach-churning SS scheme to exterminate the most vulnerable, deemed “unworthy.”

Delving into Nazi Germany’s dark era reveals a complex web of ideological roots, oppressive institutions, and mass extermination, illuminating the resilience of human resistance amidst pervasive tyranny and emphasizing the need to remember these events to prevent future atrocities.

Days after the liberation of a concentration camp, Gen. Eisenhower visited and saw firsthand the horrific conditions prisoners had to endure.

Anton Dostler was the only German general officer executed solely by the US for war crimes, find out what war crime he did to have this fate.

Of all the possible reasons that high-ranking SS and police officer Reinhard Heydrich could’ve died, the reason for his death was for sure unexpected.

Most of us have perhaps come across this iconic photograph once in our lives. Here’s the reason why he wasn’t doing the salute.

Ernest Hemingway is a household name, but many don’t know that he used his custom boat, Pilar, to hunt enemy U-Boats in his spare time.

The time the French soldiers bought allowed the British Expeditionary Force to escape from Dunkirk and live to fight another day.

Thinking of invading Russia? Think again.

During the Battle of the Bulge, a group of pathfinders undertook a suicide mission that would determine the fate of the 101st Airborne.

The Volkswagen Kubelwagen was the Nazi version of the Jeep. Built under the guidance of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche engineers.

The Swiss voted to upgrade their fighter jets fleet and government is determined to go ahead with the project despite opposition voices.

Guinness World Records stopped tracking the world’s most decorated soldiers because the importance and distinction of certain medals outweigh the number of medals a service member can be awarded — a point veterans certainly understand. What brought this issue to Guinness’s attention was the medal count between Audie Murphy — long regarded as the most […]

During World War II, the Nazis tried to systematically eliminate the Jews from Europe with their “Final Solution.” Anne Frank’s family that had been hiding in Amsterdam from the Gestapo for more than two years was betrayed and arrested. Anne Frank and seven other Jews were sent to the Nazi death camps. Seven of them […]

Sensational press accounts were just plain rabid about this man from the time he “escaped” a post-WWII “Officers’” holding camp, until the start of the Vietnam conflict. All he ever really wanted to be was a Mechanical Engineer and to serve his country honorably. Most of us would never have heard of this Commando’s successes […]

We look at a few of the spies of World War II who helped their countries win – and sometimes LOSE – battles, and ultimately, the war.