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Adolf Hitler speaks at the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany, 1939. (Central Press/Hulton Archive/) When news of the Japanese ...

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Wing Commander Guy Gibson, who led the World War 2 Dam Busters raid on Nazi Germany, is remembered with a blue plaque at his former home in ...

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During World War I's St. Mihiel Offensive, two figures destined for fame crossed paths: George S. Patton and Douglas ...

By his account, Donald Trump has been repeatedly denied the Nobel Peace Prize he was due. Like the 1980s standup comedian Rodney Dangerfield, he complains: "I don't get no respect." ...

A visit to Charles Lindbergh’s gravesite recalls parallels with the man who picked up his nativist scepter, Donald Trump ...

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When war broke out again in Europe on September 1, 1939, the Depression-era U.S. Army was only some 170,000 soldiers ...