World War II encompassed some of America’s greatest triumphs and most bitter defeats. HISTORY Classics: WWII: The War Chronicles is a comprehensive and intimate survey of this epic war. Take a commanding view of the [...]
For the second half of the twentieth century, the Third Reich has been deliberated and dissected. Now, as the “Greatest Generation” fades into history, the image of 40,000 uniformed Nazis goose-stepping in perfect synchronization represents [...]
He was an uninspired student who won the Nobel Prize for literature. He failed military school examinations twice–and then became Lord of the Admiralty. A disastrous decision during World War I threatened to ruin his [...]
World War II turned the American aviation industry into a huge, high-tech giant. The war spurred the production of more than 300,000 warplanes, among them some of the greatest planes of all time: the C-47 [...]
We’re going to give you a second chance, so pay attention. Want to know how grenade launchers work? Why World War I German helmets had that spike on the top? How the tank got its [...]