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The Smoking Cobras of WWII—Brazilians Go to War in Italy
by Mary Jo McConahay Of all the fighting units struggling toward the final liberation of Italy,…
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World War II: The Fear and the Freedom
by Keith Lowe
The Second World War was not just another crisis—it directly affected more people…
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Eisenhower and the Road to D-Day
by Michael E. Haskew The marshaling and training of the Allied forces that were to strike…
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Paris Abandoned: The Realities of Armistice During World War II
by Anne Sebba
Slowly, the terms of the armistice began to sink in. The French had…
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Owen Boyd’s Escape From Vincigliata Castle
by Mark Felton John Leeming reflected on the journey that had landed him unexpectedly in the…
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Benghabrit: The Muslim Rector who saved Jews from the Gestapo
by Susan Cahill The Grand Mosque of Paris was built between 1922 and 1926 to symbolize…
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How Operation Torch’s Flame Was Set Alight
by Michael E. Haskew Operation Torch, a highly complex endeavor scheduled for November 8, 1942, involved…
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A Judenrat’s Financial Triumph Over the Gestapo
by Michael Bornstein and Debbie Bornstein Holinstat It was March 1941. Nearly a year had passed…
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Erich Kempka: Driving Hitler and his Limousines
by Robert Klara One of the reasons why we know so much about the perilous and…
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Cecil Vandepeer Clarke: Churchill’s Secret Weapon
by Giles Milton Cecil Vandepeer Clarke viewed his caravan with the sort of affection that most…
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World War II
America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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The Cave Man
by Tom Clavin
Did you know that there was a series of events known as the…
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