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The Top 10 Treasures From Abe’s First 10 Years

Alistair Cooke's new book recalls his tours of war plants and military bases during World War II.

...To 100 Friends!

It was the first time in history that British sovereigns had come to see what they lost in 1776. George and Franklin, Elizabeth and Eleanor, hit it off like old friends; even Texas congressmen melted under the royal charm. Brewing was a crucial World War II alliance

For millions of women, consciousness raising didn’t start in the 1960s. It started when they helped win World War II.

Why World War II is so difficult to get right on the screen—and the movies that do it best

In the wake of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, he took command of the still-smoldering remnants of the Pacific Fleet and brought the U.S. back from the brink of defeat.

Roosevelt, like Lincoln and Wilson, died fighting for his ideals.

His job was to destroy German submarines. To do it, they gave him twelve men, three machine guns, four depth charges, and an old wooden fishing schooner with an engine that literally drove mechanics mad.