After World War II, the Soviet Union bit off a large chunk of Eastern Poland and compensated for it by moving Poland’s border with Germany westward. When the German territories of Silesia and Pomerania thus became Polish, more than 3 million Germans fled or were expelled, but hundreds of thousands of ethnic Germans remain. In […] Read more

Tribute WTC Visitor Center offers a place where members of the September 11th community can connect with the thousands of visitors who come to Ground Zero daily. Through walking tours, exhibits and programs, Tribute WTCVisitor Center offers “Person to Person” History, linking those that need to understand and appreciate these historic events with those that […] Read more

November 12, 1941–Russian Winter Takes Toll on German Soldiers   On this day, the temperature on the Moscow front plummeted to twelve degrees centigrade below zero. For the first time, Soviet ski troops were launched into action. For many German soldiers, frostbite emerged as an unexpected, crippling foe. SS General Eicke reported back to headquarters […] Read more

November 12, 1941–Russian Winter Takes Toll on German Soldiers. On this day, the temperature on the Moscow front plummeted to twelve degrees centigrade below zero. For the first time, Soviet ski troops were launched into action. For many German soldiers, frostbite emerged as an unexpected, crippling foe. SS General Eicke reported back to headquarters that […] Read more

Someone else knew about “Operation Orient” in Washington, Ambassador Oshmima’s message home were being decoded and read. In Toyko, Prime Minister Tojo and the Japanese government were cautious about accepting Operation Orient. The army was still smarting from its defeat in Manchuria. The imperial navy favored seizing the oil rich European colonies in Asia but […] Read more

History is often defined by its epic Wars. The relics left behind from those battles provide a map chronicling not only the evolution of man but also the violent rearrangement of national borders. No time period is more closely associated with the production of the tools of war and the realignment of nations than the […] Read more

The Nazi attack petered out by January. When it finally ended, the front lines were almost the same as they had been in December. But the Battle of the Bulge cost Hitler nearly a quarter of a million men, a big chunk of his armor, and all hope of defending Germany against the coming attacks […] Read more

The documentary you are about to see is the story of Canadians who fought in France in the Summer of 1944. In this account, actors portray some of the soldiers from both sides. The words they speak are based on letters and diaries, and interviews with those who survived. Today’s Canadian army has also helped […] Read more

Writing an essay can seem overwhelming, but is actually easier than you think. Follow these steps to ensure essay writing success. Step 1: Read the writing prompt carefully. Figure out what the question is asking you to do.Are you comparing or contrasting, explaining or analyzing? Before you begin be sure you understand exactly what your […] Read more