World War 2 | War History

North American Release Date Revealed for Pierce Brosnan WWII Movie ‘The Last Rifleman’

Pierce Brosnan standing on a red carpet

Nearly a year after it premiered on the British streaming service Sky Cinema, The Last Rifleman (2023) will finally debut in North America. The World…

Netflix Releasing Kerry Washington-Led Film About 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion

Members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion walking through a city street + Kerry Washington wearing a red dress

Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming film about the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, the first and only unit of color with the…

Second Sino-Japanese War: The ‘Asian Holocaust’ That Witnessed Some of History’s Most Horrific War Crimes

Japanese troops running through a divot in the earth

The Second Sino-Japanese War was the result of escalating tensions and conflict between China and Japan that had been brewing for decades. When fighting broke…

The B-29 Superfortress ‘Enola Gay’ Forever Changed Warfare When It Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

Boeing B-29 Superfortress 'Enola Gay' parked on the tarmac

For many, the development of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a turning point of the Second World War. Hitting the skies in mid-1944, the bomber…

The Devastating Invasion That Kicked Off the Second World War

German soldiers sitting on parked motorcycles

September 1, 2024, marks the 85th anniversary of the German invasion of Poland – and the beginning of the Second World War. Beginning with assaults…

EXCERPT: ‘Witty Manny’ – From Prisoner of War to an East German Hospital in Just 11 Months

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Red Army soldiers crouching behind rubble in Berlin, Germany + Portrait of Emanuel von König

Here, we continue our eventful World War II story of Emanuel von König, when he arrives in the western suburbs of Berlin on April 20,…

‘Blighty or Bust’ Tells the Story of a Young Soldier’s 2,000-Mile Escape to Freedom in World War II

David Wilkins holding a copy of 'Blighty or Bust'

An English author has unearthed an amazing World War II escape story in a cardboard box of papers and cuttings he bought via an online…

The Touching Story of the Letter Jimmy Stewart Read Before Every Bombing Mission

General Martial Henri Valin pinning the Croix de Guerre with palm to James "Jimmy" Stewart's chest

Famous for his memorable performances in classic films like The Philadelphia Story (1940), It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959), James…

Famed Fletcher-Class Destroyers to Undergo Major Restoration Work

It appears two World War II-era warships will live to see another day, thanks to two separate efforts to preserve the vessels. The USS The…

Over 400 Homes Evacuated in Northern Ireland After Discovery of World War II-Era Bomb

Police officer and vehicle positioned in the middle of a roadway

Hundreds of homes were evacuated in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, after a suspected World War II-era bomb was discovered. The “suspected historic piece of…

The Führer Personally Intervened to Ensure Mildred Fish-Harnack Was Punished for Her Resistance Work

Aerial view of Berlin, Germany + Portrait of Mildred Fish-Harnack

Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, and even before, Resistance groups began popping up across Europe. Determined to fight for freedom and to…

The Oft-Forgotten Aleutian Islands Campaign Saw the Fighting of World War II Arrive on North American Soil

Three soldiers standing with a mortar

The Aleutian Islands Campaign marked the only time fighting occurred on the continental United States against enemy forces during the Second World War. Beginning in…