One of the most important days in military history, June 6, 1944, will undoubtedly live in infamy. On this day, Operation ...

Follow the three years of battles in the North African desert, and see how Axis and Allied forces chased each other across this hostile terrain.

After much of Europe had been occupied by the Axis powers for four years, the Allies finally launched their campaign to liberate Western Europe, codenamed Operation Overlord, on 6 June 1944.

In the opening hours of World War II, in the early morning skies over Poland, both the Axis and the Allied side had aerial victories and aerial “firsts”, some involving unlikely and obscure ...

Forgotten Allies: The Military Contribution of the Colonies, Exiled Governments, and Lesser Powers ... Axis: Germany’s Partners and Foreign Volunteers in World War II, by J. Lee Ready. Jefferson, NC: ...