In early 1940 the Char B1 was considered one of the most formidable tanks in the world, yet within months it became a symbol of France’s defeat. This episode examines how interwar politics, defensive ...

On May 10 and 11, 1940, Germany invades the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg as Fall Gelb begins, using airborne assaults like Eben Emael to break open the front while Allied forces rush into ...

Not sure what the word "enriched" means on the label of your store-bought bread? Here's the lore behind the term and what it ...

Nancy Grace Augusta Wake was born Aug. 30, 1912, in Wellington, New Zealand, the youngest of six children. Her father, a journalist, left the family shortly after moving them to Sydney, Australia.

Rope, Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and Letter from an Unknown Woman are all among the greatest movies from 1948 we now consider classics.

Jewish critics of the Israeli government say they will be punished by a proposed ban on pro-Palestinian slogans.

Koen, a Dutch housewife who emulated her hero, Jesse Owens, and won four gold medals in track and field in one Olympics — the ...

A look back at the seven sites initially highlighted by Preservation Chicago as threatened — and their most recent status.

Les Cook, believed to have been the last surviving ANZAC veteran of the Battle of Crete, has died at the age of 103. Credit: ...

Quote of the Day by the man who changed the course of World War II, Winston Churchill: More than 60 million people died in World War II. In 1940, Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany. Winston ...

Some people are put on earth to do more than one big thing. Winston S. Churchill was such a man. If he had just been the new prime minister inspiring his people’s courage — the incarnation of Britain ...

When Reed Peggram met Arne Hauptmann in Paris in 1939, neither could have imagined their love would carry them through imprisonment, escape, and survival behind enemy lines in wartime Italy.