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Roza Shanina Was One Of The Soviets’ Greatest Snipers Of World War II

Roza Shanina racked up 59 Nazi kills in just 10 months on the Eastern Front — and her diary captured it all.

By Sienna Vittoria Asselin • Oct 13, 2019

Roza Shanina Was One Of The Soviets’ Greatest Snipers Of World War II

Roza Shanina racked up 59 Nazi kills in just 10 months on the Eastern Front — and her diary captured it all.

By Sienna Vittoria Asselin • October 13, 2019

The Little Air Strike That Could: How The Doolittle Raid Turned The Tide Of World War II

The Doolittle Raid, with 16 planes targeting six different Japanese cities, allowed the United States to rebound after its devastating losses at Pearl Harbor.

By Joseph Williams • Oct 6, 2019

The Little Air Strike That Could: How The Doolittle Raid Turned The Tide Of World War II

The Doolittle Raid, with 16 planes targeting six different Japanese cities, allowed the United States to rebound after its devastating losses at Pearl Harbor.

By Joseph Williams • October 6, 2019

This Historic D-Day Audio Captured From Inside A Landing Vessel Was Found By Accident In A Basement

When Bruce Campbell moved into his new log cabin in 1994, the basement was littered with mysterious, dusty tapes. He paid them no mind for 15 years before realizing what he'd had on his hands.

By Marco Margaritoff • Oct 4, 2019

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This Historic D-Day Audio Captured From Inside A Landing Vessel Was Found By Accident In A Basement

When Bruce Campbell moved into his new log cabin in 1994, the basement was littered with mysterious, dusty tapes. He paid them no mind for 15 years before realizing what he'd had on his hands.

By Marco Margaritoff • October 4, 2019

Ernst Kaltenbrunner: The Highest-Ranking Nazi To Face Justice At Nuremberg

Ernst Kaltenbrunner was instrumental in executing the Holocaust and so fanatical that he was even feared by other Nazis. So why haven't most people heard of him?

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 28, 2019

Ernst Kaltenbrunner: The Highest-Ranking Nazi To Face Justice At Nuremberg

Ernst Kaltenbrunner was instrumental in executing the Holocaust and so fanatical that he was even feared by other Nazis. So why haven't most people heard of him?

By Natasha Ishak • September 28, 2019

Battle Of Los Angeles: The False Alarm That Left LA In Chaos

Months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Los Angeles residents woke up to sirens, explosions, and searchlights across the skies. Was the "Battle of Los Angeles" a shadowy government coverup or an embarrassing military blunder?

By Andrew Lenoir • Sep 21, 2019

Battle Of Los Angeles: The False Alarm That Left LA In Chaos

Months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Los Angeles residents woke up to sirens, explosions, and searchlights across the skies. Was the "Battle of Los Angeles" a shadowy government coverup or an embarrassing military blunder?

By Andrew Lenoir • September 21, 2019

The Secret Holocaust Diary Of Teenager Renia Spiegel Will Be Published After 70 Years In A Vault

Renia Spiegel had just turned 18 when the Nazis found her in hiding and murdered her. But her 700-page diary survived.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 12, 2019

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The Secret Holocaust Diary Of Teenager Renia Spiegel Will Be Published After 70 Years In A Vault

Renia Spiegel had just turned 18 when the Nazis found her in hiding and murdered her. But her 700-page diary survived.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 12, 2019

Was Hideki Tōjō A War Criminal Or Loyal Statesman?

Under Hideki Tōjō's leadership during WWII, Japan conducted brutal humans experiments, enslaved thousands of "comfort women," and routinely cannibalized POWs. He would pay for these crimes with his life.

By Joseph Williams • Sep 4, 2019

Was Hideki Tōjō A War Criminal Or Loyal Statesman?

Under Hideki Tōjō's leadership during WWII, Japan conducted brutal humans experiments, enslaved thousands of "comfort women," and routinely cannibalized POWs. He would pay for these crimes with his life.

By Joseph Williams • September 4, 2019

Inside The Nazis’ Forced Labor Camps — And The Companies That Reaped The Benefits

The Nazis told their prisoners Arbeit macht frei, or "Work sets you free." In truth, millions of forced laborers were worked to death.

By Andrew Lenoir • Sep 1, 2019

Inside The Nazis’ Forced Labor Camps — And The Companies That Reaped The Benefits

The Nazis told their prisoners Arbeit macht frei, or "Work sets you free." In truth, millions of forced laborers were worked to death.

By Andrew Lenoir • September 1, 2019

Sobibór: The Brutal Nazi Death Camp That Fell After A Jewish Uprising

Up to 350,000 Jews were gassed to death at the Sobibór concentration camp in Poland. But a prisoner uprising forced the Nazis to burn it to the ground.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 24, 2019

Sobibór: The Brutal Nazi Death Camp That Fell After A Jewish Uprising

Up to 350,000 Jews were gassed to death at the Sobibór concentration camp in Poland. But a prisoner uprising forced the Nazis to burn it to the ground.

By Natasha Ishak • August 24, 2019

Scientists Hope To Solve The Mystery Of A Medieval Skeleton Used For Propaganda By Both The Nazis And Soviets

Hitler once hoped that this skeleton would legitimize his claims to Czechoslovakia. Now the truth may be about to come out.

By Marco Margaritoff • Aug 23, 2019

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Scientists Hope To Solve The Mystery Of A Medieval Skeleton Used For Propaganda By Both The Nazis And Soviets

Hitler once hoped that this skeleton would legitimize his claims to Czechoslovakia. Now the truth may be about to come out.

By Marco Margaritoff • August 23, 2019