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History Through the Viewfinder
A chance encounter with a WWII martyr’s memorial starts a chain of confrontations with the past.
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St. Louis, July 12, 1973: A Disaster with Long-Lasting Repercussions
In 1973 a devastating fire in the National Personnel Records Center destroyed about 17 million military personnel files. A loss with long-lasting repercussions, it affects our understanding and knowledge of many individual WWII stories.
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Folding Up the Combined Chiefs of Staff
When World War II ended, British and American leaders were unsure how to continue their nation’s grand alliance.
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History Through the Viewfinder
Traces of Hitler’s favorite architect, Albert Speer, spotted on the streets of Berlin.
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The Rise of the Panzer Division
Sustained mobility was the game-changer of 20th-century warfare, and it gave Adolf Hitler the confidence to wage the greatest war in human history.
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