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Sports During World War II

Even during the darkest days of the war, the morale-lifting business of sport went on in the United States, Britian, Germany, and elsewhere.

17 July 2017

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Chuck Yeager: Fighter Pilot

The aviation pioneer Chuck Yeager was an ace in the European Theater during World War II.

21 June 2017

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George S. Patton’s Magnificent Panthers: The 761st Tank Battalion

The 761st Tank Battalion, a black unit, fought with distinction and earned the praise of the flamboyant commander of Third Army.

21 June 2017

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D-Day 1943: Could the Allied Invasion of Western Europe Have Happened One Year Earlier?

For decades historians have wrestled with the idea that the Allies might have mounted a successful invasion of Western Europe in 1943.

6 June 2017

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Walter Cronkite: The War As He Saw It

In World War II, Walter Cronkite, the dean of television news anchors, told it as it was.

17 May 2017

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New Year’s Day Defense in Alsace

A U.S. Armored Infantry Company face the fury of the Wehrmacht’s Operation Nordwind on New Year’s Day 1945.

9 May 2017

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Christmas in Embattled Bastogne

The soldiers of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division and a complement of other troops held the key crossroads town during the Battle of the Bulge.

1 May 2017

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General Omar Bradley: Dwight D Eisenhower’s Indispensible Lieutenant

General Omar Bradley proved a capable subordinate to Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Allied supreme commander in Europe.

14 April 2017

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U.S. Army Rangers in World War II

The U.S. Army Rangers tackled some of the toughest missions of World War II and became combat legends.

12 April 2017

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Heilbronn: Going House to House in World War II

Sensing victory at last, American GIs battled exhausted but determined German defenders in Heilbronn in the final days of World War II.

3 March 2017

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Legendary Panzer Ace Michael Wittmann

SS tanker Michael Wittmann became the most famous armor ace of World War II and died in the process.

6 February 2017

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The Untamed North American P-51 Mustang

Marrying an American dive-bomber design and a British engine, the North American P-51 Mustang became one of the greatest fighters of World War II.

13 January 2017

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Michael Prestianni: Guarding the War Criminals at Nuremberg

Michael Prestianni served as a guard at Nuremberg as high-ranking Nazis stood trial for their lives.

13 January 2017

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The Azimuth “Smart” Bombs of World War II

Azimuth-only bombs enabled pinpoint bombing of hard-to-hit targets such as bridges and railways.

12 December 2016

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Battle of the Bulge: Heroic Stand at Lausdell

Defending a critical crossroads during the early hours of the Battle of the Bulge, American troops blunted the German spearhead in December 1944.

12 December 2016

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