It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
The Treaty of Versailles, which was signed on June 28, 1919, was intended to bring peace following World War I — but instead ...
Wünsdorf, a town nicknamed ‘Little Moscow’ during the Cold War because of its gigantic Soviet base, reflects the strong opposition in the former GDR to rearmament policies and support for Ukraine ...
It is unknown how much oil is on the ship, but Maritime NZ believes it's "furnace oil" which is described as dark, thick and ...
II, and were the only ones allowed to take on a combatant role by the British Army. However, many of them have been forgotten ...
The Long March began at Stalag Luft III, in what is now Zagan, Poland. Stalag Luft III was a prisoner-of-war camp built by ...
Nazis staying at Greenbrier during WWII were treated like aristocratic guests. They even threw a birthday party for Hitler there.
When World War II started, Africa was (save for certain exceptions) a tapestry of colonies. A third of the continent’s ...
Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout of the Licking County Library continues Staff Sgt. Robert "Bob" Hickman's story of survival in World War II.