TAG: WWII

Letter from Alaska July/August 2021

The Cold Winds of War

A little-known World War II campaign in the Aleutian Islands left behind an undisturbed battlefield strewn with weapons and materiel

Around the World September/October 2020

NEW YORK

Letter from Normandy July/August 2020

The Legacy of the Longest Day

More than 75 years after D-Day, the Allied invasion’s impact on the French landscape is still not fully understood

Features July/August 2019

Place of the Loyal Samurai

On the beaches and in the caves of a small Micronesian island, archaeologists have identified evocative evidence of one of WWII’s most brutal battles

Digs & Discoveries May/June 2019

Understanding Hornet's Fate

Around the World September/October 2017

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Digs & Discoveries March/April 2013

Let Slip the Pigeons of War

Features May 1, 2011

Unexploded War Relics

On February 6, 2011, thousands of residents of the Boulogne-Billancourt community in west Paris were awoken at dawn and asked to leave their homes for more than four hours while French military explosive experts defused a nearly 1,000-pound bomb found in their neighborhood.

Features May 1, 2011

World War II Aircraft Crash Sites

In World War I, planes were primarily used for reconnaissance missions—though early dogfights took place between aircraft outfitted with machine guns. In World War II, in addition to recon and air fights, aerial bombing was a major activity.