T he declarations had not yet come, but on Aug. 28, 1939, Europe already knew war was on its way. On that day, 75 years ago, the armies that would fight what became World War II had gathered. Just ...

Invented by an MI9 intelligence officer, some 3.5 million escape maps of Europe and the Pacific were created during WWII to assist Allied forces shot down or taken prisoner.

After WWII, Europe Was A 'Savage Continent' Of Devastation In his book, which has just won the Hessell-Tiltman Prize for History, Keith Lowe describes a land with no governments, schools, banks or ...

A photographer tracks the vanishing remains of WWII bunkers along Europe's coastline. 1 / 15. Marc Wilson. The Last Stand. Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer, Upper Normandy, France, 2012 Save ...

There are few images of the top-secret map room. This one, taken at the end of WWII, shows Army Chief Warrant Officer Albert Cornelius standing before a map of Europe. Flickr/FDR Presidential ...

Flying in the face of usual post-WWII narratives, Lowe sheds light on a complex history. After WWII, Europe Was A 'Savage Continent' Of Devastation | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR ...