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Bombardment of Kamaishi, Japan, 14 July 1945. U.S. Navy.

If Japan Didn't Surrender, America Would Have Leveled It With Battleships

Stories From World War II

There’s Still Much to Learn from WWII’s Guadalcanal Campaign

In 1942, Americans Thought the Nazis Bombed New York City

Soviet Soldiers Strangely Lacked Seemingly Essential Socks

Hitler’s Wehrmacht Swept Through France in Only a Matter of Weeks

General Rommel, Not a Tank or Sub, Was Hitler’s Ultimate Weapon

The Battle of Stalingrad Left an Incomprehensible 1.9 Million Dead

Never Again Would the Wehrmacht Mount a Major Offensive in the East

This Frightening Japanese Submarine Had Aircraft Carrier DNA

When Nazi Germany (Sort Of) Went to War With Japan

Nazi Germany’s Super Submarines Were a Major Flop

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Why Hitler Wanted to Conquer New ‘Lebensraum in the East’

The Bravery of America’s World War II Pacific Heroes Must Not Be Forgotten

What Oppenheimer Left Out

The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943