An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the ...

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One of the deans of World War II scholars examines both the archives and published literature on the war, and offers sharp challenges to prevailing views. The purpose of Weinberg’s text is to suggest ...

Unlike the farm policies that were implemented in the first farm bills during the 1930’s, which encouraged farmers to reduce their production levels in a number of ways in order to reduce the ...

During World War II, battles were won by the side that was first to spot enemy airplanes, ships, or submarines. To give the Allies an edge, British and American scientists developed radar ...

World War II witnessed tremendous growth in the size of American military aviation, from about 2,500 airplanes to nearly 300,000 by the war’s end. The Museum’s collection of 30 World War II-era ...

World War II was one of the most transformative events of the 20th century. It was the largest war ever fought, with more than 50 nations and 100 million troops involved, and it reshaped geopolitics, ...

Had Britain's wartime leader truly stood alone in his opposition to appeasement, or did he rewrite history to portray himself in a better light? By Professor John Charmley. The rows were explosive ...

This is your final day to see this traveling exhibit highlighting the US Army’s 23rd Headquarters Special Troops—more commonly known as the “Ghost Army”—a top secret unit that waged war using ...