WWII
by Stephen Dando-Collins
Seventy years ago, in February, 1945, 3.5 million Dutch civilians in German-occupied Holland, in cities such
by The History Reader
Veterans Day is the day we honor and commemorate our brave service men and women who
by Rory MacLean
Why are we drawn to certain cities? Perhaps because of a story read in childhood. Or
By Paul Ham
Upon his swearing in as President Harry Truman’s Secretary of State, on 3rd July 1945, James
By P. T. Deutermann
The invasion of Okinawa (April 1, 1945, to June 22nd, 1945,) turned out to be the
By: Nicholas A. Veronico Lucky Finds Some people don’t believe in luck, while others think that
By Peter Eisner
Castel Gandolfo, June 23, 1938 Two days after the Eucharistic Congress, the pope celebrated his eighty-first
By Agostino Von Hassell and Sigrid Macrae
At a cluster of sunny villas near Casablanca, the Anglo-American Allies gathered in January 1943 to
By Robert F. Dorr
At the start of 1945, the world was paying little attention to the B-29 Superfortresses that
By Carlo D’Este
By October, and continuing throughout the autumn of 1944, the various Allied intelligence staffs were aware