Since India had not yet obtained Independence from Great Britain, when the U.K. declared war on Germany in September of
Matthew B. Ridgway was born on March 3, 1895 in Virginia, United States. He graduated from West Point in 1917
The first, World War 2 atomic bomb ever detonated was part of the tests to verify the functionality of the
Man, all I can say about this one is this. Excellent stuff. This gem from 1940 pits master comedian Charlie
World War 2 saw a large number of battles fought across much of the globe. Major battles occurred between the
The Battle of Midway occurred between June 4th and June 7th, 1942 approximately six months after the surprise attack by
The Gustav Gun, (properly known as the Schwerer Gustav gun), was a siege gun developed in preparation for World War
The USS Missouri (BB-63) was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the
Pearl Harbor Day occurs on December 7th every year and is a time to remember one of the most significant
During World War II the U.S. and the Soviet Union became allies because they had a common enemy, Nazi Germany
The Battle of Midway is considered by many to be the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign during
December 7 1941 is a day that will forever live in infamy. On this date, the Imperial Japanese Navy conducted
The Tripartite Pact was signed on September 27th, 1940 between Germany, Japan, and Italy. It was the document which formally
The Battle of the Bulge was a surprise German offensive that took place between Trier and Monschau in late 1944
The USS Boise was commissioned in 1938, and was amongst the last ships put the US Navy put into service
The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought between the United States and Japan between February 19th and March 26th 1945.
In December of 1940, Adolf Hitler issued Operation Barbarossa, a plan that was under development since July 1940. The core
Operation Overlord was an Allied landing in France that was scheduled for June in 1944. The operation had many commanders
Questar's new DVD box-set, The Road to World War II, is an overdue re-release (with additions) of a 1970's television
The U-99 was a German Type VIIB U-Boat that saw service in the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War 2.
On September 18, 1931 an explosion destroyed some railroad tracks near Mukden, a Chinese city. The railroad was owned and
The Japanese military went into the Second World War armed with a family of Mauser based bolt action rifles, collectively
Into The White puts us into the Scandinavian winter desert during WWII. Two planes, German and English, have just been shot
When studying World War 2, a common question that arises is what exactly each army group or unit name means?
