Discovery of Unexploded World War II Bomb Halts Paris Trains and Eurostar
The police successfully defused the explosive device, which weighs more than 1,000 pounds and was found near tracks north of ...
World War Two steam train 'Canadian Pacific' returns to the rails in England
The 'Canadian Pacific', a 1940s steam train that took soldiers and supplies to England's south coast during World War Two, ...
Today’s obituary: Doreen Carista, 101, was a ‘Land Girl’ in England during World War II
In her obituary, Doreen Carista’s adult children wrote that their “beloved” mother’s life story “reads like a novel.” They ...
War Stories in Their Own Words: ‘I was flying directly into the eye of a typhoon,’ a Lehigh Valley WWII veteran remembers
In 1984, Pearce and his daughter wrote the song “We Love Allentown” in response to Billy Joel’s “Allentown.” It’s been ...
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Why Nazis spent World War II in a luxury West Virginia resort
Nazis staying at Greenbrier during WWII were treated like aristocratic guests. They even threw a birthday party for Hitler there.
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World War II-era Soldier developed the lithium-ion battery
John B. Goodenough, a former soldier, was awarded the Nobel Prize for helping create the lithium-ion battery, used today in a ...
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The Edelweiss Pirates, Zazous, and Swing Kids: How Youth Subcultures Resisted the Nazis During World War II
The Hitler Youth had existed since 1926, before the Nazis came to power, but in 1939 membership for children ages 10 to ... To contribute to the war effort, citizens of occupied France were ...
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An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Eighty years on from the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, the remains of some of those killed are ...
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KS2 History: World War Two
Geography of World War Two. videoGeography of World War Two This short film provides insight into the scope of the war and how many countries were involved. How propaganda was used during World ...
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‘Never forget’: Philippine documentary rekindles memories of terror during World War II
But to Filipinos like Fernando Vasquez-Prada - who were forced to learn the tune as children by the Japanese occupation ...
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I toured the Becuna, a WWII warship and the only submarine of its kind left in the world. Take a look inside.
After serving in World War II and as a training ship afterward, the USS Becuna was enhanced with a GUPPY 1-A conversion in 1951. The submarine carried out various peacetime missions, such as ...