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On January 21, 1945, soldiers of the U.S. 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division move cautiously through the town of Moesdorf, Luxembourg. (All photos: National Archives)

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Ernest Hemingway and the Ivy Leaguers in World War II

By Charles Whiting

During the second week of July 1944 a young, sharp Lieutenant Goldstein of the 4th Infantry Division’s 22nd Infantry Regiment was told by his boss, Colonel Buck Lanhan, “Expect a special civilian, a big war correspondent is coming to visit us. Read more

Kaiser Wilhelm I, standing on the dais, proclaims a new German empire in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles on January 18, 1871. He is flanked by Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm and the Grand Duke of Baden. Otto von Bismarck stands at the base of the steps in a white uniform.

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Wilhelm I, Accidental King of Prussia

By Blaine Taylor

In mid-October 1806, four days after Napoleon had crushed the Royal Prussian Army at the twin battles of Jena and Auerstädt, a distraught Queen Louise sat down with her two sons at the royal castle in Schwedt. Read more

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The Garand ‘Ping’

By John Brylor

An iconic infantry weapon of World War II, the M-1 Garand rifle developed a reputation for placing substantial firepower in the hands of a single soldier. Read more

To the Attack by U.S. Coast Guard Chief Boatswain's Mate and combat artist Tore Asplund depicts American soldiers hitting the beach as part of Operation Dragoon in southern France on August 15, 1944. Asplund also painted images of the D-Day invasion at Normandy.

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The Assault on PillBox Hill

By Daniel R. Champagne

Staff Sergeant Audie Murphy advanced inland from the beaches of southern France with his rifle platoon until, near the small town of Ramatuelle, intense machine-gun and small-arms fire from a boulder covered hill forced them to hit the dirt. Read more

Consolidated B-32 bombers line the floor at an assembly line in Fort Worth, Texas. This photo was taken in 1944 as the Dominator was beginning to hit stride in production.

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The B-32 Dominator

By John E. Spindler

Sergeant Anthony Marchione, an aerial photographer, felt vulnerable as the Japanese fired on the aircraft he was aboard for this August 18, 1945 sortie. Read more

While a German naval officer stands on deck, the guns of the old battleship Schleswig-Holstein fire on the Polish ammunition depot on the Westerplatte near the free city of Danzig during the opening hours of World War II, September 1, 1939.

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Opening Battle of World War II

By Peter Zablocki

The fog that descended over the Westerplatte peninsula in the Bay of the Free City of Danzig, Poland, on August 31, 1939, refused to lift as if trying to stop the night from making way for a new day. Read more

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Italian Convoy Intercepted

By Glenn Barnett

By April 1941, Great Britain had been at war for 19 months. Although nurtured and nourished by her empire, she took all the body blows from an increasingly vicious enemy. Read more

Vera Lynn serves tea to servicemen in London’s Trafalgar Square in 1942.

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Vera Lynn

By Alan Davidge

Another concert in a hospital ward for more British soldiers–this time for wounded from the front line near Kohima, brought down to Dimapur for treatment. Read more

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Daylight Mission to Bremen

By Joseph M. Horodyski

The average American airman in World War II faced some tough challenges. Products of the Great Depression, roughly 50 percent of those who fought the war came from rural America. Read more

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The Mighty Eighth VR

By Joseph Luster

It may be harrowing to experience for many, especially in such an intimate way, but it remains surprising that there aren’t more World War II-based virtual reality games out there. Read more

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Kaiserpunk

By Joseph Luster

Veering off of our current timeline, developer Overseer Games’ Kaiserpunk takes aim at an alternate history that noticeably split from our reality after the end of World War I. Read more