Following his campaign in Western Europe, George S. Patton had difficulty adjusting to peacetime and was fatally injured in an automobile accident.   More »

By David Dean Barrett
More than seventy years after the fact, the use of atomic bombs by the United States in the final days of World War II remains one of the most controversial events of the 20th century. During his speech announcing the destruction of Hiroshima by an atomic bomb,   More »

U.S. Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers rained destruction on major Japanese cities.   More »

Development and testing of the word’s first atomic bomb and the decision to use it against Japan were marked by heated debate about the consequences.   More »

Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin’s pivotal meeting in the Iranian capital in late 1943 decided the fate of the postwar world order.   More »

The Federal Communications Commission played a largely unknown role in the end of World War II.   More »

Operation Blacklist served as the supreme model to combat continuing resistance from the Japanese following formal surrender.   More »

Allied efforts in Indochina were a harbinger of years of fighting in Southeast Asia following World war II.   More »

Hirohito, Japan’s Emperor Showa, survived atomic bombs, a palace revolt, and defeat to retain the dynasty’s throne for his heirs.   More »

After more than 60 years, the circumstances surrounding the use of the atomic bomb against Japan remain hotly debated.   More »