With Germany upset about how WWI ended and Japan upset about a lack-of-access to much-needed natural resources, another war sent the world into chaos between 1939-1945. Stories in this collection are about some of those events.
As Hitler's troops systematically destroyed Warsaw, it was becoming clear that Stalin also wanted the Poles crushed.
Streets became ravines in the massively damaged Warsaw as Poles faced the mounting consequences of their resistance.
On their own, the Polish people mounted the best resistance they could muster against Hitler's forces during the Warsaw Uprising of 1944.
Hitler had a plan of conquest when he came to power as leader of the Third Reich.
Hitler had a plan of conquest when he came to power as leader of the Third Reich.
Hitler had a plan of conquest when he came to power as leader of the Third Reich.
Despite the sorrows, some people had reasons to celebrate.
People living in the USSR endured unbearable suffering when the Nazi regime sent its military might into Soviet territory.
Thousands of fleeing refugees, seeking to escape the advancing Soviet Army, crowd the roads as East Prussia is cut-off from the rest of Germany.
The world's deadliest shipwreck is also one of its least-known tragedies.
Survivors of the Wilhelm Gustloff disaster recall what it was like after their ship is struck by three Soviet torpedoes.
As the Gustloff leaves Gotenhafen, the ship carries 1,000 U-boat cadets.
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