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Kristallnacht, literally, "Night of Crystal," is often referred to as the "Night of Broken Glass." The name refers to the wave of violent anti-Jewish pogroms
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German forces bombard Poland on land and from the air, as Adolf Hitler seeks to regain lost territory and ultimately rule Poland.
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The attack on Pearl Harbor (called Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters
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the Battle of Midway and the part communications intelligence played in the U.S. victory.
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The Battle of Stalingrad started on the 19 of August 1942. It was key turning point in World War II.
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the history of D-Day, the momentous invasion of Normandy, France, by the Allies during World War II
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Iwo Jima has a history of minor volcanic activity a few times per year (fumaroles, and their resultant discolored patches of seawater nearby
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The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in 1945.
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The Battle of Britain is the name given to the Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940
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Battles for Leyte Gulf", and formerly known as the "Second Battle of the Philippine Sea
