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The Remains of U.S. Shipwrecks Are Lurking on the Ocean Floor -- and They're Ticking Time Bombs
On June 28, 1942 -- more than seven months after the U. S. Congress declared war on Japan and Germany, formally initiating the country's involvement in World War II -- a German U-701 submarine attacked the 554-foot-long SS William Rockefeller as part of Operation Drumbeat, an Axis effort to attack U.
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'Stay Alive' Review: Stories From the Capital
In the worst years of World War II, when Berlin was bombed by the Americans by day and the British by night, the way for Berliners to bid farewell to one another was no longer with the age-old "auf Wiedersehen.
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Man tells of pride as newly emerged photo reveals Greek grandfather being led to Nazi execution
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Thrasivoulos Marakis grew up hearing stories about the grandfather he was named after but who he never met -- about how the tall man was executed during Nazi reprisals in Greece during World War II.
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Exhibit honors Japanese American who fought for US in WWII while their families were locked up
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, second-generation Japanese American soldiers signed up to fight for the United States in World War II even as their families were locked up in government-run internment camps and declared " alien enemies " of the state.
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Greece signs a preliminary deal with a Belgian collector to buy WWII photos of Nazi executions
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A Belgian collector who put up for online auction a series of World War II photographs showing the final moments of 200 Greeks executed by a Nazi firing squad signed a preliminary agreement with Greece on Friday and has withdrawn the photos from sale, Greece's Culture Ministry said.
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Greece seeks to obtain Nazi execution photos listed for sale on eBay
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Greece has announced its intention to obtain photos that appear to show the final moments of 200 Greeks executed by a Nazi firing squad in Athens during World War II, after the previously unknown pictures surfaced on eBay.
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Bitva o atol Wake: Hrdinná obrana strategického ostrova
Rozsáhlá ofenziva země vycházejícího slunce spuštěná po útoku na Pearl Harbor se zdála být nezastavitelná a během několika měsíců smetla americké i spojenecké síly na Filipínách, v Malajsii i Nizozemské východní Indii.
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Americans think World War III is likely within next 5 years, new poll...
A plurality of Americans believe we are headed toward World War III, a shocking new poll found.
Nearly half of people surveyed in the US -- 46% -- think a new world war is "likely" or "very likely" by 2031 -- versus 31% who don't believe the fears over armed conflict are real, according to the Politico Europe polling.
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Unsung Chinese fighters on European battlefield | Brothers in Arms ⑤
GUANGZHOU, China, Jan. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- From the trenches of the Spanish Civil War to the storm-lashed beaches of Normandy, a forgotten group of Chinese fighters stood shoulder to shoulder with Europe's anti-fascist forces -- yet their sacrifices have remained largely invisible to history.
