Kolkata is in the middle of surveying and identifying its World War II sirens. This exercise has now been rendered more ...

Thomas Jefferson wanted to donate his personal collection of books to the Library of Congress. But critics thought those books were un-American.

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NAZI Germany was basically defeated by the Soviet Union. The sacrifice made by the Soviet people in defence of their country in that war was utterly unimaginable. From the very beginning however there ...

Thousands celebrate the announcement of Germany’s unconditional surrender to the Allies in World War II on May 7, 1945, at ...

Christopher Hill was one of the most prolific and influential historians of the 20th century. He was also the product of two ...

And they saw that the West cheered capitalism more than democracy. And since they got the worst form of capitalism and the ...

They were Japanese American soldiers, part of a storied military unit that faced down prejudice and suspicion to fight Adolf ...

After the fall of the Berlin Wall and Germany's reunification, Hoyer says... HOYER: There was briefly a sense of jubilant optimism that now the Second World War and the Holocaust can just be seen as ...

As countries around the world commemorate the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forces on 8 May 1945, ...

The Second World War was without doubt the most destructive event in human history. As with all wars there were winners and losers. And just like WW I altered the map of the world and new nations were ...

An artist who was born on VE Day has shared memories of growing up in the aftermath of the Second World War, when she ...