The last days of the Second World War were incredibly chaotic. To nearly every German soldier it became clear the war had been lost, both in the Wehrmacht and even among some ideological diehard ...

History is filled with tales of underdogs prevailing against seemingly daunting forces. Smaller armies trying their best to hold out against massive empires, plucky fleets taking the fight to the most ...

The Battle of Kursk was a catastrophic defeat for Germany; the Wehrmacht suffered around 200,000 casualties and lost nearly 700 tanks and 1,000 aircraft. These losses were irreplaceable. The Battle of ...

The Battle of the Bulge was the Third Reich grasping at its final straws, according to Jared Frederick, assistant teaching professor of history at Penn State Altoona. “It was very much a gamble when ...