The American heiress who risked her life to help people escape the Nazis—and pioneered the refugee assistance movement Katy Congeal … More
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Ola Mildred Rexroat – North American Warrior
Ola Mildred Rexroat (August 28, 1917 – June 28, 2017) was the only Native American woman to serve in the … More
World War II love letters help a daughter find her missing father
Kate Sanders – National Geographic – 8 November “Only three weeks old when her father was shot down over Germany, … More
How Disney Propaganda Shaped Life on the Home Front During WWII
A traveling exhibition traces how the animation studio mobilized to support the Allied war effort When World War II rewrote … More
Mel Mermelstein Who Survived Auschwitz, Then Sued Holocaust Deniers in Court, Dies at 95
Fed up with the lies and anti-Semitism, a California businessman partnered with a lawyer to prove that the murder of … More
Simone Segouin – Codename – Nicole Minet – Croix de Guerre
Simone Segouin, mostly known by her codename, Nicole Minet, was only 18-years-old when the Germans invaded. Her first act of … More
Why Mata Hari Wasn’t a Cunning Spy After All
Pat Shipman – Smithsonian Magazine “Even at the very beginning of her life, it was clear that Margaretha Zelle would … More
The King of Warsaw
A city ignited by hate. A man in thrall to power. The ferociously original award-winning bestseller by Poland’s literary phenomenon … More
Navajo Code Talkers – Watch Video
When the Marines were getting hammered on Iwo Jima they were aided by the Code Talkers who ere able to … More
Nadezhda Popova – Night Witch
“The Nazis called them “Night Witches” because the whooshing noise their plywood and canvas airplanes made reminded the Germans of … More