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200 World War II bombs discovered under a playground
January, almost 200 bombs were discovered in Wooler, a town in the north of England. A total of 176 bombs dating back to the Second World War had been stored in this small English town, covering just ...
Dresden marks 80th anniversary of World War II Allied bombing
Dresden commemorated the victims of World War II and the destruction of the city eight decades ago with several events on ...
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On the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Dresden, tributes to victims are hijacked by far right
More than 25,000 people died during the Allied firebombing of the city of Dresden, Germany, from February 13 to 15, ...
National Catholic Register1d
Dresden’s Moral Fallout Continues to Affect Us 80 Years Later
COMMENTARY: The Feb. 13-15, 1945, firebombing of the eastern German city symbolizes the brutality of World War II.
Stars and Stripes2d
Underwater explosion destroys hundreds of WWII-era shells off Okinawa
Eleven explosive ordnance disposal divers with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Sub Area Activity Okinawa unit ...
The Street Journal2d
The legacy of the WWII bombing of Dresden
Victor Klemperer was an eyewitness to the Dresden bombings at the end of World War II, on February 13 and 14, 1945. The renowned scholar wrote what became known as the most vivid description of the ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists2d
The fires of Hiroshima and Los Angeles: Apocalypse redux
The total area burned in the recent Los Angeles fires is comparable to that of the primary destruction zone of a strategic ...