The U.S. built 49,324 M4 Sherman tanks between 1942 and 1945. The Sherman was the most-produced tank of World War II. Germany ...

In late 1945, the world was celebrating the end of World War II, but the promise of peace was already being undermined by war crimes revelations, colonial violence, Soviet expansion, and the ...

The reliable supply of abundant American oil was key to the Allied victory in World War II. The combination of vast oil ...

On Dec. 7, 1941, a date Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt condemned to live in infamy, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor prompted America’s entrance into World War II. On Sept. 2, 1945, about 1,365 days ...

Douglas MacArthur signing surrender of Japan on warship USS MIssouri on Sept. 2, 1945 History News Network This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news ...

Machine generated contents note: Introduction xi -- One -- THE BIG PICTURE 1 -- A World at Arms:A Global History of World War II by -- Gerhard L.Weinberg 3 -- The Times Atlas of the Second World War ...

The end of the war heralded a new, more peaceful world, economic worries, and release of previously censored news about Pearl Harbor blame and a wave of Japanese balloon bombs. The front page of the ...

Julia Schmid Barnes was killed in a tragic plane crash in 1945 in what was termed the largest single loss of female nurses ...

Pierre Nora, a French historian, distinguished between history (an objective analysis) and memory (a living, emotional ...

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As we celebrate Victory Day for World War II –- we celebrate America's monumental triumph Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home ...