On the continuities of German law and the jurists who spoke out against an authoritarian justice system.

The oldest active military medal in the United States, over 1 million Purple Hearts were awarded during World War II.

Scientists became political activists in the debate over control of atomic energy.

Despite their contributions during the war, the end of the conflict brought uncertain years for women in military service.

The Japanese Americans who served in Company B of the 1800th should be remembered for their courage and dedication. 

What transpired in Spain in 1936-37 was not only a civil war but a social revolution.

Part II of the story of the Hesse Heist focuses on the fate of the Hessen family and their estate.

Robert G. Aldous flew 42 missions in B-24s with the 90th Bomb Group during World War II, and another 32 missions in B-29s with the 98th Bomb Group during the Korean War.
 

While the war provided opportunities for soldiers to foster their sense of manhood, the postwar years and peacetime preferred the husband and father ideal while also finding ways to deal with injured or psychologically traumatized veterans.

“How sad it is to think of the touching veneration with which thousands and thousands of people have stood gazing at these pictures. . .and to see them now in unknown hands, victims, they too, of a war that uproots and beats down everything.” -Cesare Fasola

Soldiers and Marines urged fellow Americans to fight against anti-Japanese American racism at home as they were fighting for democracy overseas.

On July 16, 1946, a US Army tribunal at Dachau sentenced 46 members of the Waffen SS to death for crimes committed against Allied POWs and civilians.