On December 7, 1941 -- 83 years ago today -- US Navy Seaman Second Class John C. Auld died in battle while serving on the USS Oklahoma. He was one of 2,403 American servicemen who fell that day.CBS News reports that, thr...

Last year, Valkyrie Historical Auctions, a seller...  ...t year, Valkyrie Historical Auctions, a seller of World War II memorabilia, offered a copy of this paper pamphle...  ...let attributed to the occupied Netherlands during World War II . The Dutch inscription says, "Where is the fifth...

80 years ago, the brave men of the western Allied armies were saving Europe and having a rough go of it. Conditions in the field were spartan and beer was a usually unobtainable luxury.Pictured above is a RAF Supermarine...

CBC tells us about a pair of ingeniously-designed...  ...he organizers called the games the Tea Bowl I and II in reference to the English national beverage and...  ...the second game. There was going to be a Tea Bowl III

Today, I ran across the above image on Twitter. It...  ...parity between the United States and Japan during World War II . The Japanese Empire was doomed because it gravel...  ...re and the importance of industrial capacity in a war waged in the 1940s.To my knowledge, the United St...

The welbike- a British motorcycle fitted in an a...  ...n history (@lostinhist0ry) August 1, 2022 During World War II , Britain wanted to ensure that its special forces...

WW2 RAF uniform buttons that become a compass fo...  ...2 This tiny button is actually a compass. During World War II , Royal Air Force crews were often equipped with t...

It was 1941 and the war was not going well for the Allies. The Nazis were...  ...stay on patrol in the area on the hunt for German warships . The supply of moss runs out, so Polyanna eats co...

The Victoria Cross is the highest honor that a mem...  ...enemy commander who recommended that the British War Office award Roope with the Victoria Cross.On Apr...  ...ty of Roope that he sent a message to the British War Office through the International Red Cross, urgin...  ...to the courage of the honoree. In...

Rosie the Riveter and We Can Do It! Enamel Pin SetNeed a job done well and right? Enlist Rosie the Riveter! Empowering women since the 1940's. The Rosie the Riveter and We Can Do It! Enamel Pin Set is there to remind you...