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Inside the International Race to Invent the Atomic Bomb

Inside the International Race to Invent the Atomic Bomb

Serhii Plokhy Digs Into the Rush to Research and Develop Nuclear Warfare in Germany, the USSR, and Japan

By Serhii Plokhy | October 23, 2025

On the Terrible Toll of the Last Bloody Year of WWII

On the Terrible Toll of the Last Bloody Year of WWII

David Nasaw Delves Into the Physical and Mental Trauma of the Second World War

By David Nasaw | October 14, 2025

When Picasso Saved Matisse’s Paintings From the Nazis

When Picasso Saved Matisse’s Paintings From the Nazis

Christopher C. Gorham on Art Theft and Artistic Solidarity in Occupied France

By Christopher C. Gorham | September 29, 2025

How the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz Survived the Death Camps

How the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz Survived the Death Camps

Anne Sebba on the Multifaceted Role of Music Amidst the Horrors of the Holocaust

By Anne Sebba | September 17, 2025

Crossing the Atlantic During Britain’s Darkest Hour in World War II

Crossing the Atlantic During Britain’s Darkest Hour in World War II

Doug Most on the Voyage of the RMS Scythia and the Beginning of America’s Preparation For War

By Doug Most | August 20, 2025

After Hiroshima and Nagasaki: How Allied Media Reported on the Atomic Bombs’ Devastation

After Hiroshima and Nagasaki: How Allied Media Reported on the Atomic Bombs’ Devastation

An Oral History of the Coverage What the United States Attempted to Cover Up

By Garrett M. Graff | August 20, 2025

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By M.G. Sheftall | August 7, 2025

Inside the Days, Hours and Minutes Leading Up to the Hiroshima Bombing

Inside the Days, Hours and Minutes Leading Up to the Hiroshima Bombing

Iain MacGregor on the Preparation and Aftershocks of the Attack That Marked the Beginning of the Nuclear Age

By Iain MacGregor | July 24, 2025

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"Magic and ideology are both practices of belief."

By Celia Bell | July 22, 2025

The Tale of Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish Woman in a Japanese American Concentration Camp

The Tale of Elaine Yoneda, a Jewish Woman in a Japanese American Concentration Camp

Tracy Slater on the Strange Fate of Mixed-Race Families in Prisons During World War II

By Tracy Slater | July 10, 2025

How a Group of Fearless American Women Defied Convention to Defeat the Nazis

How a Group of Fearless American Women Defied Convention to Defeat the Nazis

Becky Aikman on the “Atta-Girls,” the Pilots Who Chased Adventure During the Second World War

By Becky Aikman | May 8, 2025

Remembering the Unacknowledged Sacrifices of the Red Army’s Female Snipers

Remembering the Unacknowledged Sacrifices of the Red Army’s Female Snipers

Shelly Sanders on the Brave Women Silenced By the Country They Fought to Protect

By Shelly Sanders | May 8, 2025

From the French Resistance to the Horrors of Hiroshima: Eight Globe-Spanning Books on World War II

From the French Resistance to the Horrors of Hiroshima: Eight Globe-Spanning Books on World War II

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By Natasha Lester | May 8, 2025

Tracing the Journey of World War II's Stolen and Looted Objects

Tracing the Journey of World War II's Stolen and Looted Objects

Elisabeth Dini on the Decades-Long Legal Battles to Recover Long-Lost Valuables and Heirlooms

By Elisabeth Dini | April 29, 2025

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