In the opening days of the German invasion of Poland in 1939, a small group of Polish defenders found themselves facing an ...

Quote of the Day by the man who changed the course of World War II, Winston Churchill: More than 60 million people died in ...

The former wartime Conservative Prime Minister made a number of concessions with Nazi Germany, including the 1938 Munich Agreement, which allowed Hitler to annex the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia.

The lecture that became one of the most consequential speeches in world history took place on March 5, 1946. Churchill came ...

Explore the history of WWI and WWII from the spark of the Archduke's assassination to the global shift of the Cold War. Discover the major alliances, key battles and how these conflicts led to the ...

A tiny Caribbean island once had more Jews than all thirteen American colonies combined, and quietly saved thousands from the ...

In this article, we answer your most searched for questions about World War II, covering Hitler’s motivations through to key ...

Wars are particularly described as conflicts which take place between nations or groups that highly involve the use of armed forces and violence. Wars are devastating actions which can have ...

Staff doctors and nurses from Chicago wait for their next assignment at a evacuation hospital in Munich, Germany, on July 20, 1945 (Image/AP) World War II, the deadliest conflict in modern history, ...

In Part 2 of this alternate history series, we ask: could today’s Polish military defend 1939 Poland against the German invasion? With modern weapons, strategy, and mobility, how would the outcome of ...

Poland’s foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Europe must be led by both its western and eastern members as Germany and France are now “too weak” to rule the continent, in an interview with German ...

Poland, Germany and France have signed a joint statement on transport cooperation, with a focus on rail connectivity, system resilience and competitiveness across the European Union. Poland’s ...