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Photo12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Early in World War II, Nazi Germany used its navy to isolate Britain from resupply by sea. Germany capital ships, like the battleship Bismarck, were an important part of that strategy. But it was Bismarck's destruction in May 1941 that solidified U-boats as Hitler's weapon of choice. On the night of May 18, 1941, the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen steamed out of its base at Gotenhafen (now Gdynia, Poland), followed five hours later by the Kriegsmarine's crown jewel, the battleship Bismarck. Bismarck and Prinz Euge...

Jan Loos volunteers at Oosterbeek’s Airborne Museum Jan Loos volunteers at Oosterbeek’s Airborne Museum A memorable meeting with 90-year-old local Jan Loos on the Liberation Route walking trail MikeMacEacheran Wed 17 Mar 2021 02.30 EDT Last modified on Thu 18 Mar 2021 06.55 EDT At a crossroads on the outskirts of the Dutch village of Oosterbeek is a grand cafe that first opened in 1894, where cups of coffee are served alongside schnitzel and meatballs. First impressions suggest it is a typical Dutch bistro, but Restaurant Schoonoord’s brown-brick frontage hides another story. D...

by Below are brief excerpts of the 350 page book Soviet troops leave the U.S. Sector of Berlin in July 1945. The Cold War conflict can be reduced to one particular issue and confrontation—Berlin. The four victorious Allies; the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain, and France—jointly occupied the conquered city by formal agreement. Yet, almost from the signing of the German surrender documents, the alliance began to splinter. Each nation began the occupation with its own unique goals and expectations, but the increasingly aggressive nature of Soviet policy toward its occupied territ...