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Sherman Tank “Bomb”: The Canadian War Machine That Survived D-Day to VE Day
Out of the 50,000 Shermans built during WWII, one stood above the rest. Nicknamed Bomb, this Canadian M4A2 Sherman tank ...
How a small city in the Big Bend played a big role in World War II
Camp Gordon Johnston, along a stretch of the Gulf Coast, served as a training ground for the U.S. Army’s largest amphibious ...
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When did the Nazis lose? What was the most important battle? The unanswered questions about World War II
French researcher Olivier Wieviorka has published ‘The Total History of the Second World War’ on the 80th anniversary of the end of the conflict ...
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The Atlantic Wall, a concrete barrier with the strength of straw
EL PAÍS takes a tour from Hendaye to Normandy with stops at the remains of the bunkers that formed part of this defensive structure ordered by Adolf Hitler ...
US military chaplaincy marks 250 years of providing spiritual support to service members
In 1775, a year before there was a United States and six weeks after the Continental Army was formed, George Washington made ...