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 »

A bold plan to attack the United States came too late in the war for Japan to carry it out.   More »

While the British defense of Crete in May 1941 was considered a military failure, it altered Hitler’s future tactics.   More »

In April 1945, as the Allies crushed Nazi Germany from all sides, the Reich that Hitler boasted would last for a thousand years was about to expire.   More »

Nazi Germany spent many years (and a fortune) creating an invasion-proof barrier, only to have it breached in the span of a morning.   More »

The Soviet Union’s two primary antitank rifles saw wide use in World War II despite the limitations of their small calibers.   More »

The Battle of Britain in mid-1940 resulted in a British victory and a key setback for the Nazi war machine.   More »

German Panzers under General Heinz Guderian captured the Ukraine in 1941.   More »

Budapest’s Hadtorteneti Museum chronicles nearly two centuries of Hungary’s military heritage.   More »

In early 1945, Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev executed a stunning offensive against the Germancs in the Vistula-Oder area.   More »