The US Army's surprise capture of the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine River at Remagen, Germany, broke open Germany's defenses in the west.

Sophie Scholl and the White Rose movement, while less known to Americans, is a powerful example of youthful resistance to the Nazi Regime.

The Power of Memory and Changing Views of History

Jack Lucas saved the lives of three men… just six days after his 17th birthday.

What happened in Dresden in February 1945 was apocalyptic.

AFN, the American Forces Network, was radio at its best: as the audible link to home for many soldiers fighting in Europe, it was a musical distraction, a news service, a way to stay up to date on sports, and finally, an unintended ambassador of the American way of life.

She knew all the levels of power in the complicated structure of the Third Reich: whom to flatter, whom to freeze out, and especially, whom to recommend to her paramour.

Seventy five years ago, the Allies launched a covert operation targeting Nazi Germany’s mail.

The correspondence between Lenny and Diana Miller captures the trials and triumphs of a couple separated by war, but determined to defeat fascism.

The Battle of Manila and the Destruction of the Pearl of the Orient

In the face of racism and segregation, Black men and women served in every branch of the armed services during World War II.

A night of horror, and the worst maritime disaster of all time.