World War II

Taylor Swift Gave a 96-Year-Old Fan the Ultimate Christmas Surprise

By Melissa Locker

Who Betrayed Anne Frank? A New Study Suggests Nobody Did

By Madeline Farber

'A Date Which Will Live in Infamy.' Read President Roosevelt’s Pearl Harbor Address

By Melissa Chan

See Colorized Photos of a Peaceful Pearl Harbor in the Months Before War

By Lily Rothman , Liz Ronk and Sanna Dullaway
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Go Behind the Scenes of LIFE VR's 'Remembering Pearl Harbor' Experience

The immersive experience takes you to the aftermath of the devastating attack

By TIME Photo

Casablanca and 'Allied': A 'Date' With the Real City Behind the Movie

See what the city was really like during World War II

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

Why Citing the Japanese Internment as a ‘Precedent’ for a Muslim Registry Is So Alarming

"As historical precedent it stands as a constant caution"

By Lily Rothman

Jessica Chastain Risks Her Life to Save Others in the Trailer for The Zookeeper's Wife

Chastain plays a member of the Polish underground resistance, sheltering Jews during the Holocaust

By Eliza Berman

Donald Trump Advocate Cites Japanese Internment Camps as ‘Precedent’ for Muslim Registry

“We've done it based on race, we've done it based on religion, we've done it based on region"

By Abigail Abrams

What Happened When an Infantryman Brought a Camera to World War II

A new HBO documentary examines the life and work of Tony Vaccaro

By Lily Rothman

How a Photograph of World War II Refugees Taught One Woman About Her Own Past

The baby in the photo is Gloria Fredkove, now 73

By Lily Rothman

Holocaust Survivor Experiences Her Own Rescue in Virtual Reality

Amélie Diamant-Holmstrom fled Europe in 1940 on a ship of young refugees. That journey is the subject of the Defying the Nazis VR experience

By TIME Staff

Ken Burns: Individuals Can Change History

His new film is also the inspiration for a project from LIFE VR

By Lily Rothman

The Story Behind the Iconic WWII Kissing Photo

The woman photographed in the iconic photo died Thursday at the age of 92

By Mahita Gajanan

It Was 'Just Another Job.' Goebbels Secretary, 105, on What She Knew

105-year-old says she learned of the Holocaust after the war

By Will Drabold

Golden Gun That Belonged to Top Nazi Heads to Auction

It belonged to Hitler's right hand man

By Rosalie Chan

A Painter's View of World War II

A new exhibit at the National WWII Museum highlights the work of Tom Lea, who drew and painted the conflict for LIFE Magazine

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy Hunt a High-Ranking Nazi in Anthropoid Clip

The movie tells the true story of the plot to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich

By Eliza Berman

Refugees in New York and the 'Limitless Personal Tragedies' of World War II

In honor of World Refugee Day on June 20, a look back at LIFE's 1944 coverage of the arrival of World War II refugees in Oswego, N.Y.

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

What One Photographer Saw at the Battle of Saipan

American forces fought for control of the island during World War II, in a grueling battle that lasted from June 15 to July 9, 1944

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk
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