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Okinawa
Military; World War II
A Pacific island in the Ryukyu group south of Japan. In April 1945 this was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the war. It was the first American assault on what the ...
internment
Military; World War II
Another term for confinement. It's the forced relocation of a specific group of individuals, usually based on ethnicities, to a detention center or facility. Internment is ...
bunker
Military; World War II
A reinforced underground shelter, typically for use in wartime. In general terms, it was made of reinforced concrete, but wood and other materials were also used.
Messerschmitt Me 262
Military; World War II
The Me 262 Swallow was the world's first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. Several years before World War II, the Germans foresaw the great potential for aircraft that ...
Adolph Hitler
Military; World War II
Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, commonly referred to as the Nazi ...
Nanjing Macssacre
Military; World War II
On December 9, the Japanese troops launched a massive attack upon the city. On the 12th, the defending Chinese troops decided to retreat to the other side of the Yangtze River. On ...
Yasukuni Shrine
Military; World War II
The origin of Yasukuni Shrine is Shokonsha established at Kudan in Tokyo in the second year of the Meiji era (1869) by the will of the Emperor Meiji. In 1879, it was renamed ...
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