Hitler's seemingly tireless energy and charisma helped his efforts to rally supporters during World War II, but his drug use was likely fueling him all along.
World War II picked up the pace after the mechanized warfare in World War I. Not all of its military leaders made the best of it, and some were just awful.
In 1941, at a time of mass carnage and destruction, a mysterious sealed cylinder was found along the side of the road in the city of Liverpool in Great Britain.
Despite being an American and a legend in baseball, Joe DiMaggio's fame was not enough to stop his family from being discriminated against during WWII.
In February 1945, the Allies dropped 2,700 tons of bombs on Dresden, reducing it to a charred wasteland. Here are the tragic details of the bombing campaign.
On paper, the U.S. WWII mission "Operation Tidal Wave" seemed like a strategic move. But due to miscalculations and pilot errors, it turned into a catastrophe.
During World War II, acclaimed Hollywood director John Huston joined the U.S. Army. Here is why the third film he made for the Army was shelved for so long.
During World War II, the last place that a person of Jewish descent would want to be was Germany. So why did so many Jewish men serve in the German military?
Most of us have at least one or two foods that we politely decline to eat, for whatever reason. Those standards tend to drop when facing actual starvation.
Down through the ages, various individuals have laid claim to the gift of prophecy, an ability to predict future events. At the top of the list is Nostradamus.
World War II devastated the globe, a battle against tyranny by forces of freedom. Some moments in the long struggle took on greater importance than others.