EDITOR'S NOTE: This "Historically Speaking" column contains the opinions of columnist D. Ray Smith based upon the research and information contained in the book, "Critical Mass: How Nazi Germany ...

In this captivating documentary, we delve into the little-known but fascinating story of the Spanish volunteers who fought alongside Nazi Germany during World War II. These battle-hardened soldiers, ...

The submarine is perhaps the most effective ocean-going craft for defeating naval vessels, and it was one of the most feared and revered weapons of World War II. While several countries built and ...

On this date in history: In 1692, Bridget Bishop was found guilty of the practice of witchcraft and hanged in Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was the first colonist executed during ...

Operation Long Jump, or Operation Rösselsprung in German, was a plan by the Germany during World War II that could have changed the course of history. Upon learning that British PM Winston Churchill, ...

After a stopover in the U.S. that lasted the better part of a century, a baroque landscape painting that went missing during World War II was returned to Germany on Thursday. The FBI handed over the ...