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Just over 80 years ago, American troops entered this Venetian city and defeated a ragged but determined German force to ...

The spirals on the noses of German fighter planes in World War II weren't a fashion statement. They had some very practical ...

The Six Triple Eight sorted millions of pieces of wartime mail in a matter of months but weren't recognized publicly for ...

In the chaos of the Battle of the Bulge, German command launched one of the most daring deception operations of the war.

The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.

The Six Triple Eight cleared a years-long backlog of mail in just three months. Eighty years later, the unit is finally getting the recognition it deserves ...