Although popular opinion holds that the United States economy significantly benefitted from World War 2, there were a number of

The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger is a one-seat, one-engine fighter aircraft widely used throughout World War II and designed by

Adolf Hitler, as the most infamous leader in modern history and one of the most infamous in all of history

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speech or address to the United States Congress on December 8th, 1941 after the Japanese attacked

Into The White puts us into the Scandinavian winter desert during WWII.  Two planes, German and English, have just been shot

World War 2 (WWII) was the Second World War of the 20th Century, but more so than the first, was

The USS Long Island was originally commissioned as AVG-1, reclassified to ACV-1, and finally categorized as CVE-1 (Carrier Escort) and

In early 1945, when it became apparent that World War II in Europe would soon be over the leaders of

The USS Missouri (BB-63) was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the

The Battle of Peleliu occurred between September and November of 1944 on the island of Peleliu . The battle was

The Battle of Britain is also known in German as the Luftschlacht um Großbritannien or Luftschlacht um England took place

The F4U Corsair was a carrier based fighter aircraft primarily used in WW II and to some extent in the

The Battle of Coral Sea occurred on May 4-8, 1942 in the Pacific Theater of World War 2. The naval

You'd think that a film about developing a one-off weapon that defies all logic would be incredibly un-interesting, right?  Wrong!! The

The Battle of Tarawa occurred between November 20th and November 23rd, 1943 in the Pacific Theater of World War 2.

The Tripartite Pact was signed on September 27th, 1940 between Germany, Japan, and Italy. It was the document which formally

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

Jimmy Doolittle was born on 14th December, 1896. During his stay in Nome, Alaska he developed a reputation as a

When studying World War 2, a common question that arises is what exactly each army group or unit name means?

The USS Boise was commissioned in 1938, and was amongst the last ships put the US Navy put into service

The S mine (also known as Bouncing Betty or the Splittermine in German) was one of the most lethal versions

After World War 1, the world thought that we would not see another global conflict on a similar scale ever

World War 2 was the bloodiest conflict in human history. There were more than 60 million World War 2 casualties

Operation Overlord was an Allied landing in France that was scheduled for June in 1944. The operation had many commanders