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5 Stages of Closing the Falaise Pocket

6 Facts About the Huey Helicopter

The Death Flights of Argentina’s Dirty War

Was the 88th Congress’ Racial Split Regional Or Partisan?

15 Bloodiest Battles of World War One by Casualty Figures

8 of the Best Moments in Presidential Debates

Birmingham and Project C: America’s Most Important Civil Rights Protests

The Assassination of Malcolm X

Did JFK Avert the Cuban Missile Crisis?

America’s Disastrous Miscalculation: The Castle Bravo Nuclear Test

Cold War Literature on Surviving an Atomic Attack is Stranger Than Science Fiction

Cuba 1961: The Bay of Pigs Invasion Explained

The Ballad of Willie McBride and the Futility of War

A Shocking Tale of Slave Cruelty That Will Chill You To The Bone

How the Ferguson Protest Has Its Roots in the Racial Unrest of the 1960s

How Long Did World War One Last?

10 Facts About Submarine Warfare in World War One

9 of the Best Songs Associated With the Vietnam War

Southeast Asia’s Most Murderous Regime: The Khmer Rouge Explained

LBJ: The Greatest Domestic President Since FDR?

How Did JFK Win the 1960 Election?

12 Facts About John J. McCloy: The 20th Century’s Most Powerful American?

How Did US-Iran Relations Get So Bad?

107 Solemn Lines of Poetry that Show the Futility of World War One

Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech in Full

16 Important Figures In the Vietnam War

18 Key Figures From The Civil Rights Movement

15 of the Best Novels and Memoirs About World War One

A Necessary Evil? The Escalation of Civilian Bombing in World War Two

Battle of the Bulge in Numbers

7 of the Best Vietnam War Films

The Escalation of the Vietnam Conflict: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident Explained

5 Major Causes of World War Two in Europe

5 Examples of Anti-Jewish Propaganda in Nazi Germany

10 Anti-Nazi David Low Cartoons

A Very Persuasive President: The Johnson Treatment Explained

5 Major Battles of the Vietnam War

100 Facts About World War Two

Conscription in World War One Explained

Kingmaker: How Joe P. Kennedy Created a Political Dynasty

Anschluss: The German Annexation of Austria Explained

The My Lai Massacre: Shattering the Myth of American Virtue

There Comes a Time: Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

47 Stunning Murals from the Berlin Wall East Side Gallery

Anti-Nazi Cartoons: How US Comic Books Supported the War

8 May 1945: Victory in Europe Day and the Defeat of the Axis

D-Day to Paris – How Long Did it Take to Liberate France?

German Pre-war Counterculture and Mysticism: Seeds of Nazism?

10 Facts About D-Day and the Allied Advance

8 Convicted Nazi War Criminals Who Got Off Easy

Did Nazi Germany’s Racial Policies Cost Them the War?

4 Countries That Switched From the Axis Powers to the Allies

10 Definitive Songs From World War Two

Does Germany Still Owe Greece Money for Nazi War Crimes?

10 Facts about Erwin Rommel – The Desert Fox

How the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Changed the World

The 4 M-A-I-N Causes Of World War One

How Many Women Did JFK Bed? A Detailed List of the President’s Affairs

10 Facts About the Build-up to World War Two

10 Facts About the Fall of France in World War Two

10 Facts About the Blitz and the Bombing of Germany

10 Facts About World War Two in Africa and the Middle East

10 Facts About the Holocaust, Ethnic Cleansing and Race in World War Two

10 Facts About the Battle of the Atlantic in World War Two

10 Facts About Pearl Harbor and the Pacific War

10 Facts About the Soviet War Machine and the Eastern Front

10 Facts About Reinhard Heydrich — The Butcher of Prague

10 Famous Actors Who Served in World War Two

10 Facts About the German Luftwaffe

4 World War One Myths Challenged by the Battle of Amiens

How Did the Allies Manage to Break Through the Trenches at Amiens?

Why the Start of the Battle of Amiens is Known as the German Army’s “Black Day”

66 Lines of Poetry That Reflect Early British Optimism for World War One

10 Key Dates in World War Two

Official War Art of the Second World War: Proclaiming Britain’s Future in Visual Representations of Her Past

How the Image of the Shabby British Evacuee Became Established

20 Key Quotes by Winston Churchill in World War Two

20 Key Quotes by Adolf Hitler About World War Two

How Did Germany Defeat France So Quickly in 1940?

Flight Identification Chart of World War Two American Aircraft

7 Key Heavy Bomber Aircraft of World War Two

How Long Was The Battle of the Bulge?

Hitler’s Bullyboys: The Role of the SA in Nazi Germany

Hitler’s Illnesses: Was the Führer a Drug Addict?

Towards the Final Solution: New Laws Introduced Against ‘Enemies of the State’ in Nazi Germany

Justified or a Callous Act? The Bombing of Dresden Explained

From Hyperinflation to Full Employment: Nazi Germany’s Economic Miracle Explained

Hitler’s Personal Army: The Role of the German Waffen-SS in World War Two

Hitler’s Inner Circle: The 10 Most Powerful Men in Nazi Germany

Mein Kampf: The World’s Most Controversial Book

Hitler’s Purge: The Night of the Long Knives Explained

Japan’s Sudden and Brutal Occupation of Southeast Asia

Taxis to Hell – and Back – Into the Jaws of Death – The Story Behind the Photograph

10 Important Machine Guns of World War Two

4 Ways the Red Scare Changed Hollywood

Subservient Wombs for the Führer: The Role of Women in Nazi Germany

The Growing Role of the SS in 1930s Nazi Germany

10 Steps to World War Two: Nazi Foreign Policy in the 1930s

The Plot to Kill Hitler: Operation Valkyrie

Starvation Without Reparations: The Nazi Occupation of Greece

Social Darwinism in Nazi Germany

The Sinews of Peace: Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ Speech

The Secret History of Japan’s Balloon Bombs

The Shocking Scale of Holocaust Killing by Country

Topgun: The Real Life Story of the US Navy’s Elite Pilot Training School

Europe in 1914: First World War Alliances Explained

6 Examples of World War One in TV and Film

100 Facts that Tell the Story of World War One

8 Famous People Who Were Opposed to World War One

10 Facts About the Build-Up to World War One

10 Facts About Mobilisation and Recruitment for World War One

10 Facts About the Major Battles of World War One

10 Facts About the Home Front During World War One

11 Facts About the Aftermath of World War One

10 Heroes of World War One

10 Facts About Gas and Chemical Warfare in World War One

10 Anti-German Propaganda Posters from World War One

How Did the Allies Treat Their Prisoners in World War One?

The 20 Most Important People in the Build Up to the First World War

12 Important Artillery Weapons from World War One

5 Important Tanks from World War One

6 Important Machine Guns from World War One

The Anglo-German Christmas Truce of 1914

How the 3 Major Early War Plans for the Western Front All Failed

10 Facts About World War One Weaponry

10 Facts About World War One at Sea

11 Facts About World War One Casualties

How World War One Invented Modern Plastic Surgery

10 Facts About World War One Artillery

4 Principal Weaknesses of the Weimar Republic in the 1920s

5 Light Machine Guns of World War One

How the Allies Turned Retreat into Victory on the Western Front in 1918

Britain and the EU: The History of a Not So Special Relationship

Would JFK Have Gone to Vietnam?

Why Did So Many People Die in World War Two?

Why Did the Holocaust Happen?

Where Did The Battle of the Bulge Take Place?

Why Did Operation Barbarossa Fail?

When Was Adolf Hitler Born?

Why Did 300 Jewish Soldiers Fight Alongside the Nazis?

The US Embargo Against Cuba: A Cold War Relic?

What Was the Significance of the Battle of the Bulge?

The Western Allies’ Phoney War

Tourism and Leisure in Nazi Germany: Strength Through Joy Explained

What are the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts?

What Impact Did the Unions Have on the Civil Rights Movement?

10 Facts About the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

10 Facts About the Manhattan Project and First Atomic Bombs

The Strange Stories of Soldiers Who Fought for Both Sides in World War Two

5 Successes from the Mud and Blood of Passchendaele

Was the Great Depression all Because of the Wall Street Crash?

When Was the Battle of Britain and Why Did Germany Lose It?

How to Identify German War Planes: A World War Two Infographic

10 Facts About the Battle of Britain

Could Britain Have Lost the Battle of Britain?

The Battle of Kursk in Numbers

What Was the Significance of the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in the Holocaust?

Who Was Interned in Nazi Concentration Camps Before the Holocaust?

10 Key Moments for Britain’s First World War Tanks

When Was the World War One Armistice and When Was the Treaty of Versailles Signed?

What Was the Significance of Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination?

Was World War One Inevitable Without Franz Ferdinand’s Assassination?

10 Facts About Archduke Franz Ferdinand

How the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Unfolded

What Was the Nazi-Soviet Pact and How Did It Affect Poland?

10 Facts About the Battle of the Somme

10 Facts About the Battle of Kursk

Was Douglas Haig Really “The Butcher of the Somme”?

How Did Adolf Hitler Die and How Old Was He?

Who Were the Marines Who Raised the Flag on Iwo Jima?

Why Were Casualties So High in the Battle of Okinawa?

What Was the Significance of the Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?

Why Did the US Drop Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

How Big Was the Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima?

What Were the Long Term Effects of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

What Was the Sykes-Picot Agreement and How Has It Shaped Middle Eastern Politics?

Who Controlled the Middle East Before World War One?

How World War One Changed the Politics of the Middle East

5 Reasons the United States Entered the First World War

5 Facts About the Battle of the Philippine Sea

12 Facts About the Kokoda Campaign

How the Swastika Became a Nazi Symbol

10 Facts About Anne Frank

When Did the Holocaust Start? Key Dates and Timeline

Where Did the Holocaust Take Place?

Why Do People Deny the Holocaust?

What Are the Main Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Adolf Hitler’s Death?

18 Facts About the Battle of Iwo Jima

Operation Overlord: What Happened on D-Day and How Successful Were the Landings?

D-Day: How Many Men Were Involved in the Invasion of Normandy and How Many Casualties Were There?

74 Fascinating Facts About D-Day

D-Day in Numbers: The Key Facts and Figures

9,000 Fallen Soldiers Etched onto Normandy Beaches in this Amazing Artwork

What Was the Balfour Declaration and How Has It Shaped Middle Eastern Politics?

3 Stories from Survivors of Hiroshima

10 Facts About the Supermarine Spitfire

What Was the Difference Between the Nazi SA and SS?

10 Facts About Adolf Hitler

Which Nazi War Criminals Were Tried, Charged and Convicted at the Nuremberg Trials?

10 Facts About the Battle of Midway

Where Did the Battle of Midway Take Place and What Was Its Significance?

1937: Middle Earth is Born as The Hobbit is Published

1946: The Birth of Showbiz at the Cannes Film Festival

1940: Hitler Gives Up on Operation Sealion

Why Did Labour Defeat Winston Churchill’s Conservative Party in 1945?

The Treatment of the Jews in Nazi Germany

How Did T. E. Lawrence Become ‘Lawrence of Arabia’?

What Happened to Legendary Aviator Amelia Earhart?

1953: The Coronation of Elizabeth II

1942: The Worst Military Disaster in British History

1918: British Women Win the Right to Vote

1917: The US Severs Diplomatic Relations With Germany

1943: The Bloody End of the Battle of Stalingrad

1945: The Red Army Retakes Warsaw

1943: Churchill and Roosevelt Get Together at the Casablanca Conference

1916: Siberian Mystic Rasputin is Murdered

1914: The Christmas Truce

1916: The Battle of Verdun Ends

1944: The Greek Civil War Begins

1943: The “Battle of Berlin” Bombing Offensive Begins

1915: Winston Churchill Resigns From the Government

1917: The Last Successful Cavalry Charge in History at Beersheba

1918: A Most One-Sided Dogfight

1941: Zhukov Takes Command of the Red Army at Moscow

1944: Aachen is the First German City to Fall to the Allies

1914: The First Battle of Ypres Begins

1938: The Sudetenland ceded to Hitler

1928: The First Five Year Plan Begins

Pearl Harbour: Japan Gambles on a Massive Pre-Emptive Attack against the US Navy

Discovering D-Day: The Greatest Amphibious Operation in History and its Impact on the World

Mud, Floods and Lice: The World War One Trench Experience

1917: Publication of the Zimmermann Telegram

1940: The Altmark Incident

1939: Battle of the River Plate

1917: General Allenby Enters Jerusalem

1914: Battle of the Falkland Islands

1941: Attack on Pearl Harbour

1917: The Halifax Explosion

1874: Winston Churchill is Born

1917: Battle of Cambrai

1941: Sinking of the Ark Royal

1918: Armistice Day

1935: First Flight of the Hawker Hurricane

1912: Woodrow Wilson Elected President

1916: First Use of Tanks

1914: Trench Warfare Began on the Western Front

1915: Sinking of the Lusitania

1945: The Bombing of Dresden

The 10 Largest Memorials to Soldiers on the Western Front of World War One

1915: First Zeppelin Attack