Jul 25, 2023 · Granted, Germany’s invasion of Poland in 1939 triggered declarations of war from France and the United Kingdom, formally starting World War II. But that event was only the …

Understanding the story of WWII begins with knowing the stories and views of those who fought in it.

On August 15, 1944, a vast Allied fleet stood off the coast of France. These men are symbolic of the thousands of others who died in Operation Dragoon, the lesser-known ‘other D-Day,’ and …

Apr 24, 2009 · As the United States mobilized for war after mid-1940, the government’s demands for munitions and related resources began to put pressure on certain markets, and soon prices …

Sep 3, 2019 · Allied victory in WWII is usually viewed through the lens of large land battles, from Stalingrad to Kursk to D-Day. However, battlefield losses of equipment in these ‘great’ land …

Oct 17, 2017 · Drawing on 3,000 years of military history, Victor Davis Hanson argues that despite its novel industrial barbarity, neither the war's origins nor its geography were unusual. Nor was …

Aug 7, 2018 · Seventy-three years ago, World War II came to an end. Take this quiz to see how much you know about the bloodiest conflict of the twentieth century. Ready to take more …

May 23, 2017 · World War II defined the global civilization in which we now live. It ended Europe’s imperial project, opened the door to American global power, created what was called the Third …

Nov 12, 2019 · For decades people claimed that WWII was a fiscal stimulus that pulled America out of the Great Depression. The official facts seem to fit the story. Defence spending rose …

Readers will gain from this work a new appreciation of the contribution of American journalists in writing the first version of history of the global struggle against Nazi Germany, imperial Japan, …

The 1944 battle for Normandy was the most important battle between the western Allies and German forces on the continent of Europe in World War II and the first and essential battle in …

Jul 20, 2022 · From the Cold War and decolonization to globalization, learn how recent historical developments shaped today’s world. U.S. President Harry S. Truman (behind the podium) …

Oct 23, 2017 · Victor Davis Hanson explains how World War II initially began in 1939 as a multitude of isolated border blitzkriegs that Germany continued to win. In 1941, everything …

Jan 21, 2014 · Experiencing World War II is associated with a greater chance of suffering from diabetes, depression, and heart disease as adults. And because so many men died during the …

Feb 14, 2023 · Learn how domestic expansion and three wars—the Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II—transformed the United States’ standing in the world. Marines …

Jun 29, 2023 · On June 22, 1941, Hitler launched his massive Wehrmacht in an effort to destroy the Red Army and the Soviet Union. That was certainly at the heart of the German belief that …

Sep 2, 2019 · During WWII, famine-related deaths matched or outnumbered military losses. While some of the main actors (the UK, the US, Germany, and Japan) escaped famine, the death …

Jun 6, 2017 · Joseph Nye discusses U.S. primacy on the global stage since World War II, crucial challenges the country has faced, the changing nature of American hard and soft power today, …

Sep 16, 2025 · It aims to replace the ineffectual League of Nations, created in 1920 and dissolved in 1946, after it failed to prevent the outbreak of World War II.

Nov 21, 2019 · This column, part of a Vox debate on WWII, lays out three factors that made this paradox possible: the strong foundations of economic recovery in Western Europe, vital …