Editor’s note: This article was first published on Aug. 31, 2022. Warfare became infinitely more gruesome during World War II thanks to some rather incredible advances in technology. But a very deadly ...
German Corporal Helmut Müller sat behind 3 meters of reinforced concrete, believing he was invincible. Then the first ...
Rows of white crosses, and now and then a Star of David, roll over the green bluffs at the U.S. military cemetery in Normandy. Part of the power is their simplicity and sameness. The headstones of ...
This video explores the German coastal defenses at Longues-sur-Mer, one of the most intact and strategically significant strongpoints of the Atlantic Wall on D-Day. It examines how the site’s concrete ...