A concise article depicting Operation Rutter, which proved to be one of the most disastrous missions of the Second World War, with a total of 3,623 men being killed.

Discover what happened during the blitzkrieg at the start of World War Two and why the Allies were so unprepared. Why was it that Britain and France were outfought at every turn?

A historical essay by Peter Neary discusses the involvement and role of Newfoundland and Labrador during the Second World War.

Eve in Khaki is a short book written during the First World War which describes some of the new roles that women were taking on with the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). Take a look at these extracts from the book and think about how...

Find out the role the Cotentin Peninsula played in World War 2. It contains pictures, maps, and plenty of information.

Learn about the role Gold Beach played in World War 2 with pictures, maps, and informational text.

An account of the Battle for Berlin, which resulted in the death of Hitler and the end of World War Two in Europe.

Professor Richard Holmes discusses the importance of the epic victory at The Battle of El Alamein in 1942 which did much to restore British morale during World War Two.

An April 2007 news report on the discovery of archived records that suggest women across Asia were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese army during World War II. This controversial topic and demands for a formal apology have become...

Take this five-question comprehension quiz over the Progressives and World War I.

A historical article in which a well known historian argues that given today's current political climate, what happened to the Japanese Americans in World War 2 could happen again.

Provides information on Pointe du Hoc, an area between two beaches in Normandy taken by the Americans in World War II.

Producer Mark Fielder explores how an Allied victory at The Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden) could have shortened World War Two by six months, and how the plan failed at the last moment.

Read this straight-forward account of the Soviet sniper, Vasily Zatsev, who played a major role in World War II.

Historian Geoffrey Best explores the transformation of Winston Churchill from a gifted politician to the victorious leader of the British nation. Churchill led Britain through World War Two with unique assurance and changed his country's...

Professor Richard Holmes examines the 'D-Day Dodgers', a group of Allied servicemen who fought in Italy during the Second World War, and asks whether our obsession with Normandy has distorted history.

Read this detailed account of the decision and action to drop two atomic bombs on Japan after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.

Read about Harry Truman and his decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan which ultimately ended World War II.

A powerful article written for a Japanese publication about an event rarely touched in World War 2 history. That is the fire bombing of Tokyo, which killed over 100,000 on March 10th, 1945. Students of the Cold War might recognize some...

Discover the many challenges and difficulties the Allies faced on June 6, 1944, as they attacked the beaches of Normandy.

Five-part article in which Hitler's reasons for invading Russia are explained and considered.

The fall of Saigon in April 1975 marked the close of the war, but also the beginning of one of the largest and longest refugee crises in history. Over the next two decades -- from 1975 to 1995 -- more than three million people fled...

This website provides information on the development and implementation of the war tactics of the Luftwaffe. Major events prior to and during WWII in which the Luftwaffe played a role are documented. (From: The Journal of Historical...

In 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, ending World War II.