Paul Thomas Chamberlin’s book, Scorched Earth, recasts the conflict as a brutal struggle for survival among declining and ascendant imperial powers.

The plant is responsible for nearly 30% of all tanks made in the United States during World War II. In 1952, Chrysler was the largest tankmaker in the country .

World War II ostensibly started two years earlier, when Germany invaded Poland. In truth, after the rapid German defeat of Poland in September 1939, the conflict was mostly confined to Western ...

The secret of American victory in World War II was quantity and quality. Copious amounts of weapons and equipment that not only overwhelmed and outmatched the Axis arsenal, but helped enable Lend ...

World War II took place from 1939 to 1945 between the Axis powers — Germany, Italy and Japan — and the Allies — mainly France, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and the United States.

The Second World War, also known as World War II, was the most devastating conflict in human history, altering the course of nations and the lives of millions. In this video, we explore what the ...

World War II: From The Frontlines is a six-part docuseries, directed by Rob Coldstream and narrated by John Boyega, that gives viewers an new view into the massive conflict, using real footage ...

Perhaps one of the most feared and well-known aircraft of World War II was the Junkers Ju 87 "Stuka" dive bomber. Early model Ju 87s were used in the Spanish Civil War with good results.

Rather, it sees World War II as a truly “global event. ... The Allies vanquished the Axis powers but, as Overy notes, the battles didn’t stop.

Beginning with Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939, and ending with Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allied powers six years later, World War II was the deadliest and most ...