World War II

Why Hiroshima Was Celebrating Just 2 Years After the Bomb Dropped

By Eliza Berman

Read a Schoolboy's Eyewitness Account of Hiroshima

By Lily Rothman

Why the World War II 'Dambusters' Mission Was So Important

By Lily Rothman

Mitsubishi Apologizes for Forcing U.S. POWs to Work During in World War II

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The Forgotten World War II Story of Europe's Last Battle

The island of Texel was turned into a scene of carnage that spared no one

By Larry Hannant / History Today

Read TIME's Original Book Review for Anne Frank's Diary

The diary was first published in the Netherlands on June 25, 1947

By Lily Rothman

2 Teenagers Arrested for Theft of Auschwitz Artifacts

If convicted, the two could face up to 10 years in prison

By Jacob Koffler

How the G.I. Bill Changed the Face of Higher Education in America

On the anniversary of the momentous legislation's signing, a look at a group of veterans who benefited from the bill

By Eliza Berman

The Gory Way Japanese Generals Ended Their Battle on Okinawa

'The Generals opened their blouses, unbuckled their belts'

By Lily Rothman

The Forgotten Brutality of Female Nazi Concentration Camp Guards

The female guards at Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen and Ravensbrück are less well known than their male counterparts, but they were no less brutal

By Lauren Willmott / History Today

The Surprising History Behind National Doughnut Day

The annual holiday is about more than flour in a vat of hot oil

By Eliza Berman

This Is Himmler’s Copy of Hitler’s 'Mein Kampf'

How the book with an evil past made its way to Texas

By Janine Barchas / Harry Ransom Center

Philippines President: China Is Like Nazi Germany

This isn't the first time he’s compared the Chinese leadership to the Third Reich

By David Stout

This Is the Speech That Made Winston Churchill's Career

"I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat," he said

By Lily Rothman

The True Story That Inspired One of the Biggest Films of the 1940s

The hit movie was inspired by a story in TIME

By Erin Blakemore

See Photos of Jubilant V-E Day Celebrations in New York City

At the news that the war in Europe was over, revelers swarmed city streets to celebrate

By Eliza Berman

How Eisenhower's Granddaughters Learned About WWII

70 years after V-E Day, Mary Jean and Susan Eisenhower remember their grandfather

By Sarah Begley

Read an Eyewitness Account of the German Surrender in World War II

Read an excerpt from the book 'World War II: Unforgettable Stories and Photographs by Correspondents of the Associated Press'

By TIME Staff

Why Freud Chose Nazi Germany Over America

May 6, 1856: Sigmund Freud is born

By Jennifer Latson

What Was on the Minds of the Big Three at Potsdam

It wasn't the looming Cold War. It was the way World War I had ended. Call that the power of analogies from history

By Michael S. Neiberg / History News Network
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