From rural Mississippi to Iwo Jima, Joseph LaNier confronted racism in society and service.

In Izieu, France, Gestapo official Klaus Barbie crossed a final threshold of criminality.

In October 1944, the largest naval battle ever fought raged in the Pacific. The Battle of Leyte Gulf ended in American victory—but the outcome could have been very different.

US Third and Seventh Armies' March 1945 offensive cleared the Rhineland, pushing deep into Germany and decisively weakening German defenses before the final Allied push.

The cascade of disasters that followed Benito Mussolini’s entry into World War II made possible a resurgence of anti-Fascism in Italy.