The heroic stand of Finland against the Soviet Union in 1939 was a lesson for the ages.

Actor Henry Fonda put a successful acting career on hold to serve in the US Navy.

A young Marine confronts the horrors of war and the jungle on Guadalcanal.

A bridge leads to one man’s journey from war to a hopeful tomorrow.

A new look at Field Marshal Rommel and his North African campaigns.

Through the fog of first combat, the nature of war in the Pacific is revealed.

A street photo and statue evoke vivid memories of war’s destruction.

The Freikorps were nothing if not the shock troops, the advance guard, of the Third Reich.

The unveiling of the Camp Shelby Gold Star Memorial Monument was a moving experience for families.

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.