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All Fall Down: the End of World War II in Europe
When did World War II end? Thirty Years Ago Today
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Article TypeA B-24 Pilot Writes To His Girlfriend About Loss in War
"They didn’t have a chance. God I miss them now—and it brings tears to my eyes."
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Manila 1945, the Destruction of the “Pearl of the Orient”: A Review of Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila
James Scott’s Book Rampage Depicts One of the Bloodiest Chapters in the History of World War II
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Wernher von Braun and the Nazi Rocket Program: An Interview with Michael Neufeld, PhD, of the National Air and Space Museum
The V-2 developed by Wernher von Braun was a revolutionary breakthrough in rocket and missile technology.
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A B-24 Pilot Writes To His Girlfriend About Loss in War
"They didn’t have a chance. God I miss them now—and it brings tears to my eyes."
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All Fall Down: the End of World War II in Europe
When did World War II end? Thirty Years Ago Today
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Manila 1945, the Destruction of the “Pearl of the Orient”: A Review of Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila
James Scott’s Book Rampage Depicts One of the Bloodiest Chapters in the History of World War II
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Wernher von Braun and the Nazi Rocket Program: An Interview with Michael Neufeld, PhD, of the National Air and Space Museum
The V-2 developed by Wernher von Braun was a revolutionary breakthrough in rocket and missile technology.
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Over the Cauldron of Ploesti: The American Air War in Romania
The stories of the American airmen in Romania should never be forgotten.
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The Italian Resistance and the Ardeatine Caves Massacre
The 1944 massacre became the norm for the Third Reich's war in Italy.
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The Life of a Rescuer: Eva Michaelis-Stern in Dark Times
Eva Michaelis-Stern Dedicated Her Life to Aiding the Vulnerable
