Between 30 November 1939 and 13 March 1940, Finland and the Soviet Union were at war in a 105-day period that became known as the Winter...

In the early stages of the war, Germany had a formidable foe in Great Britain. Because of the size of its empire, Britain’s economic...

It is no secret that drugs were used on the battlefields of WWII. Allied and Axis forced alike used drugs to enhance combat efficiency....

From late 1943 on, the Allies were preparing for the D-Day landing on the Normandy coast by staging training exercises in the south of...

Remarkable people During the Normandy invasion, a private called Bill Millin landed on Sword beach. Although he was far from the only...

On 30 April 1945, news of Hitler’s death reached the world. For many German soldiers this meant the war was over. However, some fanatical...

Conquering the Normandy beaches and challenging landscape behind them was such an enormous endeavor that special vehicles were needed to...

In 1935, Heinrich Himmler, leader of the Schutzstaffel (SS), founded “das Ahnenerbe”. This think tank, which translated to “inheritance...

During the Second World War, a particular piece of graffiti was being drawn all over Africa, Europe and the Pacific as American...

Many pictures of World War II soldiers accompanied by pets and mascots exist. These pets were often picked up from the battlefield, where...

In early 1943, the Allies had taken control of North Africa. Their next objective was to push north and move into Southern Europe. Sicily...

23 February 1945 was a day that would go down in history. This was the day Marines of the 28th Regiment managed to hoist a flag up on top...

Jasper Maskelyne was a magician who learned the trade from his father, who had learned it from his father before him. The Second World...

On 31 January 1945, Private Eddie Slovik, the only American serviceman to be executed during WWII, died after having been court-martialed...

I remember releasing my first album like it was yesterday. We had been working on those songs for weeks if not months and had rehearsed...