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World War II
Blitzkrieg, total war, genocide, resistance, and the war at sea and in the air.
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Decades Later, Admiral Chester Nimitz Best US Navy Line to 'Carry the War to the Enemy' Is Still One of the Greatest Military Quotes in Armed Forces History
24+ min ago (376+ words) "It is the function of the Navy to carry the war to the enemy so that it is not fought on U.S. soil." Chester Nimitz said it, and nobody can pin down when....
Modern Warriors Project Remembers Native Americans who Served during World War I
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (404+ words) Native Americans who served during World War I are having their stories shared through a comprehensive research project from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Sequoyah National Research Center. “We’re including everyone who served, even if for only a…...
78 Years Ago, Winston Churchill’s Line on Delaying a War Is Still the One of the Greatest Military Quotes in Armed Forces History
2+ hour, 30+ min ago (393+ words) Churchill wrote in The Gathering Storm in 1948 that there is no merit in delaying a war that comes back worse. He had been making the argument in print since 1935....
Iowa vs. Yamato: America’s and Japan’s Best Battleships, Head to Head
2+ hour, 38+ min ago (1158+ words) Yamato entered 1945 having been reworked twice for the war she was actually fighting. She displaced about 72,800 tons at full load on a hull 863 feet long, made 27 knots on roughly 150,000 shaft horsepower, and carried nine 18.1-inch guns in three triple turrets…...
"Faces of the Holocaust" – behind every number was a life
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (444+ words) She was born in Sarajevo in 1941, so she knows the story of her exile from her family's stories: "From Sarajevo we went to Mostar, then to Split, Vela Luka and Bari in Italy. Mom went with false documents." Her father…...
100-year-old World War II veteran surprised with birthday celebration at Putnam County McDonald's
7+ hour, 40+ min ago (90+ words) Sep 15, 2026, 6:00 AM A Putnam County World War II veteran received a special surprise to celebrate a milestone birthday. George Mezzone, who recently turned 100 years old, was honored Sunday during a celebration at his hometown McDonald's. Mezzone was joined by family…...
'Birtley Belgians' plaque unveiled for 6,000 in Gateshead during World War One
1+ hour ago (288+ words) A plaque has been unveiled for the 6,000 'Birtley Belgians' who lived in Gateshead during World War One. The unveiling of the blue plaque on Saturday was to commemorate those from Belgium who contributed greatly to the war effort. Less than…...
British Intelligence Secretly Hid Real Maps, Compasses and Cash Inside Monopoly Sets During World War II to Help POWs Actually Escape German Camps - AOL
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (574+ words) British Intelligence Secretly Hid Real Maps, Compasses and Cash Inside Monopoly Sets During World War II to Help POWs Actually Escape German Camps AOL.com Sometime around 1941, a Leeds toy-and-playing-card printer called John Waddington Ltd. began quietly building an altered…...
Willmar World War 2 vet's family finally gets medals
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (170+ words) (Willmar, MN) -- A Minnesota family is finally receiving medals earned by a World War Two veteran more than 80 years ago. Dwight Stevens earned a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and other honors while serving with the Army in Europe. His…...
President Eisenhower’s great-grandson to headline Stan Greenspon Holocaust Education Center event
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (204+ words) The Stan Greenspon Holocaust Education Center (SGC) will welcome President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s great-grandson, Merrill Eisenhower Atwater, to the Knight Theater in Charlotte for a community event benefiting the work and programming of the SGC. Eisenhower’s commitment to preserving truth continues…...