Modern | War History

Japan to Exhume Over 1,000 War Dead on Peleliu

US Marines watching a flamethrower being fired at Japanese fortifications on Peleliu

Eighty years after the bloody Battle of Peleliu, the Japanese government plans to exhume over 1,000 war dead from the Pacific island. The country’s Health,…

Husband E. Kimmel: The Scapegoat for Pearl Harbor

Men standing in a boat, near a ship that's on fire and shrouded in smoke + Military portrait of Husband E. Kimmel

There are few US military disasters that could rival what took place on December 7, 1941. The United States saw over 2,400 killed, hundreds of…

BBC Acquires Jacob Elordi-Led World War II Miniseries ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’

Still from 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North'

Jacob Elordi has been announced as leading the small screen adaptation of The Narrow Road to the Deep North. The Euphoria (2019-present) and Saltburn (2023)…

Operation K: The Lesser-Known Japanese Attack Against the US Pacific Fleet

Kawanishi H8K in flight

The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, has been the subject of many books and movies. It occurred with little advanced warning and…

Documentary Inspired By ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ Coming to Sky HISTORY

Still from 'The Tattooist of Auschwitz' + Gary Sokolov standing on a red carpet

Following the release of the miniseries The Tattooist of Auschwitz (2024), Sky HISTORY has announced a documentary centered around the protagonists’ son, Gary Sokolov. The…

Russian Recruits Have a Life Expectancy of Just One Month After Enlisting to Serve in Ukraine

Russian soldiers walking in unison

With the Russo-Ukrainian War having entered its 33rd month, conditions of each side of the frontline have continued to worsen. Both Russia and Ukraine are…

NASA Accidentally Rediscovers Cold War-Era Military Base Beneath Greenland’s Ice Sheet

Three men standing in an ice tunnel + Radar image of Camp Century

Those with in-depth knowledge of Cold War-era military history likely know about Camp Century, a secret American base that was constructed beneath Greenland’s ice sheet.…

The Bravery and Sacrifice of Sophie Scholl: The 21-Year-Old Who Gave Her Life for the Resistance

Monument dedicated to Hans and Sophie Scholl and the White Rose + Portrait of Sophie Scholl

When you think of famous World War II-era Resistance fighters, odds are Sophie Scholl doesn’t immediately come to mind – but she should. The 21-year-old…

‘Fat Man’ Decimated Nagasaki and Became the Last Nuclear Weapon Deployed in Warfare

Takashi Nagai standing amid the ruins of Nagasaki

Fat Man was the codename given to the plutonium core nuclear weapon that was developed as part of the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos National…

Two American Fighter Pilots Took on the Japanese Attack at Pearl Harbor – Hungover

Aerial view of Ford Island under attack + Military portrait of Ken Taylor + George Welch wearing his military uniform

The nuances of military history are often lost to the passage of time and with the men who could provide firsthand accounts. As much as…

Debunking Myths About the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor

USS West Virginia (BB-48) and Tennessee (BB-43) shrouded in smoke

A lot’s known about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but how much is true and what’s become twisted over the decades? The American entry…

A World War II-Era German Defensive Line Has Become Europe’s Largest Man-Made Bat Reserve

View down a dark tunnel + A lit tunnel at the Ostwall Fortifications

In the quiet, unassuming Polish countryside are the World War II-era Ostwall Fortifications. Once a formidable underground stronghold constructed and used by the German forces…