The treaty that Hitler hated even more than the Treaty of Versailles and one of the most important treaties you have probably never heard of.

World War II saw more women serving than any conflict in history. Many Americans know about their own women’s organizations, such as the WAC (Women’s Army Corps), WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots), and SPARS (United States Coast Guard Women's Reserve).

James I. Spurrier Jr. was born on December 14, 1922. He lived with his parents and five siblings in Virginia’s Appalachian Mountains, where many families suffered from poverty. After quitting school in the 7th grade to help support his family, Spurrier tried his hand at farming before finding a job at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Bluefield, West Virginia.

Much has been made in the historical record of the capture of the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany in early March of 1945. However, fewer accounts exist of Operation Flashpoint, Ninth US Army’s assault crossing of the Rhine, which began on March 24. General William H. Simpson, commander of Ninth Army, has received little attention in the historiography of World War II.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Kasserine Pass, US II Corps passed to the command of General Harold Alexander’s 18th Army Group. When Alexander took command on February 20, 1943, one of his first tasks was to assess II Corp’s combat readiness after its setbacks during its early engagements around Kasserine Pass.

Born in the Appalachian Mountains on May 1, 1918, in Cherry Grove, West Virginia, T/Sgt. Clinton Hedrick enlisted in the US Army in September 1940 in Columbus, Ohio, before America’s entry into the war.

Jack Mathis was born the second of three children in San Angelo, Texas, on September 25, 1921.

Long Overdue: The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Recognized with the Congressional Gold Medal

Morris E. Crain was born on October 7, 1924, in Bandana, Kentucky, on the very western edge of the state.

Every year, March is designated as Women’s History Month—a month dedicated to honoring women’s contributions in US history.

Many historians have written about the famous “Buffalo Soldiers” of the all-Black 92nd Infantry Division, who fought with distinction during World War II.

Robert Brown was an educator, civil rights activist, community leader, elected official, and a WWII combat veteran.