In 1972 the Hamburg State Court acquitted the German chief of police in thePolish city of Starachowice of war crimes committed against Jews. Thirtyyears before, he had been responsible for liquidating...
One of the most decisive naval battles in history, Midway was fought barely six months after Pearl Harbor. Here, the U.S. carriers that had escaped that surprise attack dealt a devastating blow to the...
In the summer of 1943 the German army stood poised for a major offensive. The attack was aimed at the Kursk salient, which the Germans intended to isolate, trapping large numbers of Russian troops and...