It was an image that instantly became an American historical icon. But the haze of war and human memory shrouded the identities of the men in the picture for decades afterwards.
He was the ultimate on-screen tough guy, but John Wayne's deferment from service in WWII left an uncomfortable contradiction to the Hollywood image.
JFK became a public hero in WWII for his actions in the Pacific as Captain of PT-109, but his older brother wasn't so impressed.
An error by one of the world's greatest scientists derailed Germany's effort to build an atomic bomb during WWII.
More people need to know the incredible story of Vasily Arkhipov, the man who saved the world from nuclear war.
Facts About World War 2. WWI was awful. WWII was even worse. Few know all the facts about this awful chapter in history. World War 2—the war that changed everything.
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