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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

Meet The Edelweiss Pirates: The Little-Known Teenaged Resistance Fighters Of Nazi Germany

In stark contrast to the Hitler Youth, the Edelweiss Pirates resisted Nazism in any way they could at a time when doing so was a criminal offense.

By Andrew Milne • Aug 18, 2019

Meet The Edelweiss Pirates: The Little-Known Teenaged Resistance Fighters Of Nazi Germany

In stark contrast to the Hitler Youth, the Edelweiss Pirates resisted Nazism in any way they could at a time when doing so was a criminal offense.

By Andrew Milne • August 18, 2019

Remains Of Vietnam Fighter Pilot Shot Down 52 Years Ago Are Flown Back To The U.S. By His Son

The last time Bryan Knight saw his father was at the very airport to which he flew his father's remains.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 12, 2019

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Remains Of Vietnam Fighter Pilot Shot Down 52 Years Ago Are Flown Back To The U.S. By His Son

The last time Bryan Knight saw his father was at the very airport to which he flew his father's remains.

By Natasha Ishak • August 12, 2019

How The Eastern Front Decided World War II

The Nazis suffered 80 percent of their casualties on World War II's Eastern Front, the deadliest theater in the history of war.

By Mark Oliver • Aug 11, 2019

How The Eastern Front Decided World War II

The Nazis suffered 80 percent of their casualties on World War II's Eastern Front, the deadliest theater in the history of war.

By Mark Oliver • August 11, 2019

Paula Hitler: The Surprisingly Quiet Life Of Adolf’s Little Sister

"She had great respect for [Adolf]," said one man who spoke with Paula Hitler in 1959. “Had I asked her about anything that might’ve been critical of him, I think she would've protected him."

By Katie Serena • Aug 7, 2019

Paula Hitler: The Surprisingly Quiet Life Of Adolf’s Little Sister

"She had great respect for [Adolf]," said one man who spoke with Paula Hitler in 1959. “Had I asked her about anything that might’ve been critical of him, I think she would've protected him."

By Katie Serena • August 7, 2019

Inside The Pacific Theater: The World War II Horror Show History Wants To Forget

While the Nazi war machine ravaged Europe, the war in the Pacific brutalized the soldiers and civilians in World War II's often overlooked theater.

By Mark Oliver • Aug 6, 2019

Inside The Pacific Theater: The World War II Horror Show History Wants To Forget

While the Nazi war machine ravaged Europe, the war in the Pacific brutalized the soldiers and civilians in World War II's often overlooked theater.

By Mark Oliver • August 6, 2019

Meet The Ustaše, The Brutal Nazi Allies Even Hitler Couldn’t Control

The Ustaše brutalized and massacred upwards of 300,000 Serbians, 30,000 Jews, and 29,000 Romani people throughout their four-year reign of terror in Croatia.

By Richard Stockton • Aug 5, 2019

Meet The Ustaše, The Brutal Nazi Allies Even Hitler Couldn’t Control

The Ustaše brutalized and massacred upwards of 300,000 Serbians, 30,000 Jews, and 29,000 Romani people throughout their four-year reign of terror in Croatia.

By Richard Stockton • August 5, 2019

Dudley ‘Mushmouth’ Morton: The Ambitious American Submarine Ace Who Sank 19 Japanese Ships

Dudley "Mushmouth" Morton, a World War II submarine ace so named for his pronounced mouth, sank 19 enemy ships while commanding the submarine Wahoo in the Pacific.

By Leah Silverman • Jul 26, 2019

Dudley ‘Mushmouth’ Morton: The Ambitious American Submarine Ace Who Sank 19 Japanese Ships

Dudley "Mushmouth" Morton, a World War II submarine ace so named for his pronounced mouth, sank 19 enemy ships while commanding the submarine Wahoo in the Pacific.

By Leah Silverman • July 26, 2019

Inside The Top-Secret World Of Oak Ridge, The Small Town That Helped Make The Atom Bomb

Not even the workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, had a clue as to what they were doing — which turned out to be refining the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

By Mark Oliver • Jul 23, 2019

Inside The Top-Secret World Of Oak Ridge, The Small Town That Helped Make The Atom Bomb

Not even the workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, had a clue as to what they were doing — which turned out to be refining the uranium for the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

By Mark Oliver • July 23, 2019