In the campaigns of 1943 and 1944 the Allies captured a number of islands which included the Marshall Islands, the

World War 2 was the deadliest conflict to occur in human history resulting in between 50 to 70 million fatalities

Pointe du Hoc is a cliff top on the coast of Normandy in France. It is located on the west

Henry A. Wallace was born on 7th October, 1888 in Adair County, Iowa. After finishing his studies at Iowa State

The Battle of Normandy refers to the Invasion of Normandy by Allied Forces in Normandy, France during World War 2

The America First Committee was an organization that opposed the American entry into World War II. It was one of

The U-99 was a German Type VIIB U-Boat that saw service in the Nazi German Kriegsmarine during World War 2.

The USS Alaska (CB-1), was the first ship in the Alaska class of large cruisers that saw service for the

Douglas MacArthur was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on January 26, 1880. He went to West Point Military Academy where

In December of 1940, Adolf Hitler issued Operation Barbarossa, a plan that was under development since July 1940. The core

I didn't recall this film being promoted in any significant way, and its a damn shame.  Because Memorial Day has

The Battle of Bastogne was a battle between American and German forces at the town of Bastogne in Belgium from

This compilation of World War 2 quotes has been a long time in coming to the website. Due to the

Bombs, tanks, and guns were the primary weapons of World War II, but there were other, more elusive, forms of

In 1931, Mukden a Chinese city was part of a conflict between China and Japan, the confrontation resulted in the

The Battle of Berlin occurred from April 16th to May 2nd, 1945 and served as the major concluding battle of

The German PzB 39 was a redesigned PzB 38 without most of the disadvantages of the PzB 38.  It was a

The Warsaw Uprising, led by General Tadeusz Komorowski lasted from August to October of 1944. The uprising failed for a

Matthew B. Ridgway was born on March 3, 1895 in Virginia, United States. He graduated from West Point in 1917

There are your standard-issue war movies.  And then there are epic masterpieces such as Saving Private Ryan which should be

 Man, all I can say about this one is this. Excellent stuff. This gem from 1940 pits master comedian Charlie

The HMS Cameron (I 05), was an ex- United States Destroyer (Ex USS Welles DD 257). It was laid down

World War 2 broke into open conflict due to the military aggression of Germany and Japan, when Germany invaded Poland

The USS North Carolina (BB-55) was the first of the North Carolina class of battleships in the United States Navy.