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‘Take her down!’ WWII submarine skipper sacrificed with final order
Shot and clinging to the boat's bridge frame, submarine commander Howard W. Gilmore's gave his final order.
By Jon Guttman
102-year-old British veteran flies Spitfire on bumpy charity ride
Jack Hemmings, an ex-squadron leader with Britain’s air force, is believed to be the oldest pilot to fly the World War II plane.
Search for possible Black graves grows after 121 found at MacDill AFB
An archaeological survey performed over the past two years identified 58 probable graves and 63 possible graves in a former Black cemetery.
‘All we can do for you now’: How Czech sabotage saved a B-17 crew
It was not until the 1944 introduction of the P-51 Mustang that B-17s would be regularly accompanied by fighter escorts.
Inside the US Army’s failed nuclear ice lair in Cold War Greenland
While the U.S. didn’t get to act out its Bond villain lair fantasies, it did further scientific understandings of the world around us.
Last surviving Alaskan taken by Japan during WWII dies
Japan invaded Attu in June 1942 and held the Attuans captive in Japan. The invasion prompted the only World War II battle on North American soil.
Inside the infamous porn obsession of Hitler’s Nazi protégé
Julius Streicher was executed by hanging in October 1946.
Where the ‘Battleship’ board game originated
Historians trace its origins back to World War I.
By Sarah Sicard
How World War II necessitated the invention of super glue
Though discovered by accident, super glue has become a staple of American households.
By Caitlin O'Brien