
At 047 hours on the morning of July 30th, 1943, Wing Commander Roland Musen watched the pale green return on his radar screen drift from…

We need to see your marks. All of them. Now, 11 words. 23 Japanese women freeze. August 16th, 1945. Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. Japan…

The Second World War ended in Europe on May 8th, 1945. 6 years, 70 million dead. An entire civilization burned down and rebuilt in rubble.…

Lie down. Don’t resist. Six English words. Ko Tanaka’s world stops. Her fingers go numb around the metal cup she’s holding. Water spills onto concrete,…

At 2200 hours on August 6th, 1944, General Derpanza trooper Hans Eberbach stood in his command post near Morta, France, and prepared to launch the…

The cold metal tray hit the stone floor with a loud clang. The tin of American sea rations rolled across the room. Hard tac biscuits…

Friedrich Paulus was in the basement of a department store when Soviet soldiers found him. Gaunt and unshaven, surrounded by his staff, he had just…

September 15th, 1944. Camp Waywright, Texas. The train carrying German prisoners slowed as it approached the platform. Metal wheels grinding against rails that had carried…

January 1st, 1945. 0400 hours. The world is watching the Arden. General Patton is hammering the southern flank of the German bulge. The Vermacht’s last…

Field Marshall Kessler was absolutely certain he had the Americans exactly where he wanted them. He had their infantry trapped on the beaches of Gala…



