World War III is most unlikely because of the ‘mutually-assured destruction’ such a gamble portends for the parties. The prospect is forbidden. But error or mistake being a human thing does occur. If ...

On September 17 1939, the Soviet Red Army invaded Poland from the East while it was fighting Nazi Germany in the West. Following military operations, which lasted for the next 20 days, Nazi Germany ...

Iran does not have the type of support from Russia or China that North Korea does. Also, despite North Korea being a ...

The “Big Beautiful Bill” includes massive cuts in Medicaid, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Social Security, and numerous other programs, largely to benefit the billionaire ...

It might be printed in our history books, but historians actually disagree on the exact date World War II started.

The Reckoning" offers a vital, nuanced perspective on World War II's final year, particularly focusing on India, Burma, and ...

It was clear to US Army leaders after the blitzkrieg of 1939-1940, where German tanks overran first Poland and then most of ...

The invasion of Poland in 1939 marked the beginning of World War II. A swift and devastating attack that set the world on a path to global conflict. Ex-CIA director talks Signal chat breach, sets ...

303 Squadron: Born in the Ashes of Conquest The joint Nazi-Soviet invasion of Poland in September 1939 that signified the beginning of WWII resulted in the conquest and occupation of Poland after ...

Germany reacted incredulously to Russia defending its decision to invade Poland at the outset of World War II and claiming it only wanted to protect the local Ukrainian and Belarusian populations.

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk attends solemn ceremonies at the monument to the 1939 heroic defense of the Westerplatte peninsula to mark the 85th anniversary of the outbreak of World War ...

Poland's leaders stressed the need for a strong defense in the face of war in neighboring Ukraine and redress as they led solemn ceremonies early Sunday to mark the 85th anniversary of German Nazi ...