How the GI Bill enabled Richard Pipes to study Russian history at Harvard.

A chance encounter with a WWII martyr’s memorial starts a chain of confrontations with the past.

On the connection between the massive Soviet counterattack and the Japanese strike at Pearl Harbor in December 1941.

Sixteen-year-old Richard Pipes escaped from Nazi-occupied Warsaw with his family in October 1939.

A look into how one piece of paper could have altered so much—and why confronting uncomfortable historical truths is necessary.

Photo: Entrance to Dr. Alexandra Richie's home near Warsaw

A look at how World War I's ending laid the groundwork for World War II to begin.

One man's incredible fight for truth and survival in the face of the authoritarian Nazi regime.

How an unexpected adventure brought an entire tour group closer together. 

How the spirit of Poland endured through some of the most tragic circumstances in human history.

The making of Final Mission: USS Tang Experience: Part Seven.

Two works by Commander Edward L. Beach—one a historical account, the other a classic novel of World War II—demonstrate how iron entered a submarine captain’s soul.

How public opinion influenced military policy on poison gas in World War II.