WWII

The History of “History is Written by the Victors”

Many attribute the adage to Winston Churchill, but it turns out he was just rewriting some losers.

U.S. Navy Destroyer Sunk in World War II Is Found 20,000 Feet Under the Sea

Researchers say they believe the debris field off the Philippines is from the U.S.S. Johnston DD-557, which played a pivotal role in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

Keep History Flying: Warbirds In The Wake Of The B-17 Crash

This week, a World War II-era B-17 tragically crashed in Connecticut. As we absorb what happened, it is important to understand the context behind the flight.

This Mexican American Teenager Spent Years in a Japanese Internment Camp—On Purpose

Ralph Lazo wasn’t of Japanese descent, but he spent two years at Manzanar in solidarity with his friends.

New Audiotape from D-Day Invasion from WWII

by Michael E. Ruane

Reporter George Hicks recorded the deafening chaos of battle. On Monday, his original tapes were donated to the National D-Day Memorial.

Alan Turing, Computing Genius And WWII Hero, To Be On U.K.'s New 50-Pound Note

It will include a quote from Turing: "This is only a foretaste of what is to come and only the shadow of what is going to be."

Uffizi Prods Germans to Return Painting Stolen in World War II

A German family has the artwork, and refuses to give it back. The Italian museum has mounted a publicity campaign in an effort to get German authorities to intervene.

British Design for D-Day Stamp Gets Address Wrong by 8,000 Miles

An error in a design for a stamp to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day — it showed American troops on the wrong beach, in Asia instead of Europe — has spurred an apology to veterans and their families.

The remarkable — and secret — first presidential visit to troops fighting overseas

Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first commander in chief to fly in an airplane during his 1943 trip to North Africa.

The Defect that Brexit and MAGA Share

by Jonathan Fennell

After yesterday's Brexit defeat, the lessons that Brexiteers and Trump could learn from World War 2.

75 Years Ago Ernie Pyle Wrote a Tribute to a Dead World War 2 Soldier

by Gregory Sumner

It’s still worth remembering.

Josephine Baker’s Secret Life as a World War II Spy

by Sherry Jones

A fiction writer tells this story in a new novel.

'Comfort women': anger as Japan paper alters description of WWII terms

Change prompts concern that country’s media is trying to rewrite wartime history under rightwing pressure.

Suit Accuses Dutch Museums of Holding On to Nazi-Tainted Art

Throughout World War II, the Dutch art dealers Benjamin and Nathan Katz sold art they owned, but three generations of the Katz family have argued that their actions were made under duress and have fought for decades to regain possession of scores of works transferred during the war.

Trump Ridicules French for Losses in World Wars

He says the U.S. had to rescue them.

The Classic Story of America’s Triumph as a World Power after WW2 Overlooks This One Fact

by Derek Leebaert

The British Empire stood in the way. Not until the late 1950s did the US finally become a superpower.

How a World War II-Era Reparations Case Is Roiling Asia

South Korea’s top court stirred decades-old resentments that threaten to inflame relations with Japan, ordering a leading Japanese steel maker to compensate Korean men forced to work as slave laborers during World War II.

Norway Apologizes for Persecuting WWII “German Girls”

Women who consorted with Nazi soldiers were attacked, shunned and deported after the war.

Why Liberals Need to Be Working NOW for a Federal Jobs Program

by Steven Attewell

And the surprising reason direct job creation was abandoned after WWII.

Trump’s Ignoring Latin America. We Do that at Our Peril.

by Mary Jo McConahay

Lessons from World War II.