In contrast to the improving military fortunes of the Allies on battlefields around the world, in 1943 the American home …

Rabaul, located on the island of New Britain, was the Imperial Japanese army and navy’s main forward operating base in …

In May 1943, the famous British actor, producer, and director Leslie Howard conducted a monthlong “entertainer goodwill” tour ostensibly promoting …

Atrocities: The 100 Deadliest Episodes in Human History is the better-titled trade paperback edition of The Great Big Book of …

On May 24, 1943, an SS-Hauptsturmführer (captain) formerly of the Waffen-SS and medically unfit for combat as the result of …

With North Africa liberated and plans for Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, on track, the question confronting the United …

The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 by Rick Atkinson, is the third volume in his …

In the early years of the war, knowledge of Ultra – British decoded German cypher traffic encrypted by the Enigma …

Sometime in 1943, not long after construction of the Pentagon had been completed and the great building first opened its …

In 1939, Nazi Germany and its then-ally the Soviet Union divided conquered Poland between them per the terms of the …