WORLD WAR TWO

(L to R) Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Cholmondeley, Colin Firth as Ewen Montagu, and Johnny Flynn as Ian Fleming in 'Operation Mincemeat' (2022).

The True Story Behind ‘Operation Mincemeat’: How Hitler Fell for Britain’s Most Daring—And Disgusting—Deception

Major William Martin was a Roman Catholic Welshman who enjoyed the theater and loved his fiancée, Pam. He also didn’t exist—but the Nazis didn’t know that.

'Francisco Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru' by John Everett Millais, 1846.

10 Pivotal Battles That Changed History

The fall of Constantinople isn’t the only battle that helped usher in a whole new era of history.

The Reason SPAM Is So Popular in Hawaii

Hormel calls the appetite for SPAM in the state “unmatched by any place in the world.”

Read on for author Alma Katsu's favorite historical horror books.

7 Historical Horror Books to Read, Recommended by Author Alma Katsu

Ahead of the release of 'The Fervor,' Alma Katsu's supernatural reimaging of Japanese internment, here are her favorite historical horror novels

Virginia Hall has long been one of the unsung heroes of World War II.

'The Limping Lady': Virginia Hall, the One-Legged World War II Superspy

Despite having shot her own leg off in a hunting accident, Virginia Hall became one of the most feared Allied spies of the war.

The Silent Generation is a quiet but powerful generational group.

Who Are the Silent Generation, and How Did They Get Their Name?

The Silent Generation may not be as flashy a group as Millennials, but they wield a surprising amount of influence over our culture.

The African American Civil War Memorial.

11 Lesser-Known War Memorials

These tributes to fallen soldiers may not be as instantly recognizable as the Vietnam Memorial and others, but their stories are no less fascinating--including one that doubles as a mausoleum right in Manhattan.