In September 1939, Britain saw a shocking mass killing of pets as II began. Here’s how fear, wartime panic, and government ...

Staff doctors and nurses from Chicago wait for their next assignment at a evacuation hospital in Munich, Germany, on July 20, 1945 (Image/AP) World War II, the deadliest conflict in modern history, ...

In early World War II, on Nov. 30, 1939, a Soviet-Russian army invaded Finland in a surprise massive attack. The Finns were eventually outnumbered nearly 3 to 1. The population of the Soviet Union in ...

On September 1, 1939, Nazi Germany launched their invasion into Poland marking the beginning of World War II. Among those units invading Poland was that of Lieutenant Hans-Albrecht Herzner. But when ...

In this article, we answer your most searched for questions about World War II, covering Hitler’s motivations through to key ...

During World War II, British women were factory workers, codebreakers, spies and air raid wardens. How did such roles contribute to the Allies’ victory?

World War II officially began on September 1, 1939, with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland. The war would continue to rage in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania for six years, coming to an end in 1945.

History is seldom tidy. Eras overlap and unfinished business from one period lingers into the next. World War II was a war like no other in the magnitude of its effects on the lives of people and the ...