The History Of World War 2, The Conflict That Shaped Our World

How The U.S. Thwarted A Nazi Plot Against Hoover Dam

Even before Pearl Harbor, America faced threats from its enemies abroad during the lead-up to World War II.

By William DeLong Feb 2, 2018

How The U.S. Thwarted A Nazi Plot Against Hoover Dam

Even before Pearl Harbor, America faced threats from its enemies abroad during the lead-up to World War II.

By William DeLong February 2, 2018

What U.S. Soldiers Saw When They First Liberated Dachau Concentration Camp

This is what it looked like when American soldiers liberated Dachau concentration camp, freeing tens of thousands of prisoners in April 1945.

By William DeLong Feb 1, 2018

What U.S. Soldiers Saw When They First Liberated Dachau Concentration Camp

This is what it looked like when American soldiers liberated Dachau concentration camp, freeing tens of thousands of prisoners in April 1945.

By William DeLong February 1, 2018

How Nakam And Abba Kovner Tried To Kill 6 Million Germans After WWII

Led by Abba Kovner, the Nakam group of Jewish vigilantes hatched an audacious plan to kill 6 million Germans as revenge for the Holocaust.

By Daniel Rennie Jan 31, 2018

How Nakam And Abba Kovner Tried To Kill 6 Million Germans After WWII

Led by Abba Kovner, the Nakam group of Jewish vigilantes hatched an audacious plan to kill 6 million Germans as revenge for the Holocaust.

By Daniel Rennie January 31, 2018

Why The Allies Thought Hitler Might’ve Escaped To Argentina

Though the official story is that Hitler killed himself in his bunker in 1945, conspiracy theories have arisen that Hitler fled to Argentina with Eva Braun and was protected by the Argentine government.

By Katie Serena Jan 29, 2018

Why The Allies Thought Hitler Might’ve Escaped To Argentina

By Katie Serena January 29, 2018

The Gruesome Contest Between Two Soldiers Trying To Kill 100 With Their Samurai Swords

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, a Japanese newspaper reported on the barbaric killing competition as though it were a sporting event.

By Wyatt Redd Jan 16, 2018

The Gruesome Contest Between Two Soldiers Trying To Kill 100 With Their Samurai Swords

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, a Japanese newspaper reported on the barbaric killing competition as though it were a sporting event.

By Wyatt Redd January 16, 2018

Hitler Death Conspiracy Theories: The Good, The Bad, And The Crazy

What really happened to the Führer? These Hitler death conspiracy theories, from the plausible to the outlandish, claim to have the answers.

By Richard Stockton Jan 11, 2018

Hitler Death Conspiracy Theories: The Good, The Bad, And The Crazy

What really happened to the Führer? These Hitler death conspiracy theories, from the plausible to the outlandish, claim to have the answers.

By Richard Stockton January 11, 2018

12 Celebrities Who Put Their Country Before Their Careers During WWII

From actors to baseball stars, these celebrities risked their careers to serve in WWII and fight the Axis powers.

By Erin Kelly Jan 9, 2018

12 Celebrities Who Put Their Country Before Their Careers During WWII

From actors to baseball stars, these celebrities risked their careers to serve in WWII and fight the Axis powers.

By Erin Kelly January 9, 2018

Elizebeth Friedman — The WWII Codebreaker Who Took Down Gangsters And Nazi Spies

Between 1926 and 1930, Elizebeth Friedman decoded 20,000 messages per year in hundreds of different code systems. Even more incredibly, she decoded them all in a time without computers.

By All That's Interesting Jan 8, 2018

Elizebeth Friedman — The WWII Codebreaker Who Took Down Gangsters And Nazi Spies

Between 1926 and 1930, Elizebeth Friedman decoded 20,000 messages per year in hundreds of different code systems. Even more incredibly, she decoded them all in a time without computers.

By All That's Interesting January 8, 2018

Meet Maximilian Kolbe, The Nazi-Fighting Monk Who Switched Places With A Condemned Man

When the Auschwitz guards condemned a man to die, Maximilian Kolbe took the man's place and sacrificed his own life.

By John Kuroski Jan 7, 2018

Meet Maximilian Kolbe, The Nazi-Fighting Monk Who Switched Places With A Condemned Man

When the Auschwitz guards condemned a man to die, Maximilian Kolbe took the man's place and sacrificed his own life.

By John Kuroski January 7, 2018

A Nazi Submarine Once Sank Because Its Toilet Malfunctioned

Rather than keeping their waste on the submarine in septic tanks, German engineers devised a method for the U-1206 to discharge waste directly into the water.

By Aimee Lamoureux Jan 4, 2018

A Nazi Submarine Once Sank Because Its Toilet Malfunctioned

Rather than keeping their waste on the submarine in septic tanks, German engineers devised a method for the U-1206 to discharge waste directly into the water.

By Aimee Lamoureux January 4, 2018