Italy enters the war on the side of Germany. The first prisoners arrive at Auschwitz They are members of the Polish resistance and intelligentsia.

This 1940s documentary provides a historical look at female soldiers in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC), showcasing women in roles like mechanics, communications specialists, and weapons ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — The 1940s were a time of war for the United States, and Ann Arbor stepped up to help in various ways as World War II persisted.

The Mediterranean air war, which started with a few elegant biplanes dueling over the Libyan desert in 1940, finished as an exemplar of late industrial-era mass firepower delivered from the air, ...