Anna Świrszczyńska (also known as Anna Swir) (1909–1984) is an important Polish poet. While her body of work deals with numerous themes, she is especially noted for writing about her experiences during World War II

One of the most intriguing examples of surviving World War II wedding dresses are those made from either silk or nylon parachutes.

Best-known as a post stamp creator, Czesław Słania mastered engraving to perfection and could make stunning miniatures less than a few millimetres tall. This unusual ability allowed him to perform an invaluable service for the anti-Nazi resistance in Poland.

Poland's right-wing dominated parliament on Friday (22 July) recognised as "genocide" a massacre of 100,000 Poles by Ukrainian nationalists seven decades ago, in a move that quickly drew criticism from Kyiv.

Gritty photos capture the women who stepped in to mobilize the American war effort. By Alex Q. Arbuckle.

Seventy years after World War II ended, I went looking for the French doctor who hid with my mother and father in a Budapest cellar. By John Temple.

“The last person to whom you say good night is the most dangerous”

Everyone knows the movie “The Great Escape.” As noted at the beginning, the movie was based on an actual event that took place on the evening of March 24 – 25, 1944. The prison camp was located just outside the German town of Sagen. After the war, the town became Polish, and the name was changed to Żagań. A museum was established on the site of the camp in 1971 2014 was the 70th anniversary of the Great Escape. In honor of the event, museum officials, along with city officials and members of the Polish Air Force and Royal Air Force held a week–long ceremony. These photographs are a “sample” of the photographs that I took while I was there.

Everyone knows the movie “The Great Escape.” As noted at the beginning, the movie was based on an actual event that took place on the evening of March 24 – 25, 1944. The prison camp was located just outside the German town of Sagen. After the war, the town became Polish, and the name was changed to Żagań. A museum was established on the site of the camp in 1971 2014 was the 70th anniversary of the Great Escape. In honor of the event, museum officials, along with city officials and members of the Polish Air Force and Royal Air Force held a week–long ceremony. These photographs are a “sample” of the photographs that I took while I was there.

A museum in the country’s northeast says it has evidence of a hidden chamber inside a compound used by German forces, and that it may contain the treasure lost during World War II. By Rick Lyman. (June 10, 2016)

When her beloved college of history was bombed by the Germans, this woman began a dark path that would see her become history's deadliest female sniper -- and one of Eleanor Roosevelt's best friends.

She deciphered a German message that led to one of Britain’s greatest naval victories, the sinking of the battleship Bismarck. By Matt Schudel.

The S.S. Robin Moor set out from New York City on May 6, 1941, for a routine shipping run to Africa. All did not go as planned. By Amanda Schaffer.

The “Epidemic” that Duped the Nazis. By Rebecca Kreston.

The treasure hunters of Lower Silesia, Poland, believe that untold riches lie hidden in abandoned tunnels and bunkers. Could they be right?

The Holocaust survivor was troubled by an 'ugly secret' about the Italians who suffered and died while fighting fascism. By Malcolm Forbes.

The label attached to the box said "Do not open until war is over". It was the early 1980s and John Rathe, the librarian in the NYPL's Rare Book room, had no idea what he was about to uncover when he opened the dusty box he had found in a remote corner of the library.

Alleged Nazi-looted artworks were discovered through the Panama Papers revelations. Among the works hiding at the Geneva Freeports was a masterpiece by Modigliani - and many more lost treasures could be found. By Sabine Oelze.

Toshio Tamogami, a deeply conservative former military commander turned politician, is accused of making illegal payments to members of his staff. By Jonathan Soble.

Dr. Cora Du Bois, American Bad-Ass of the OSS in Southeast Asia. By Jason S. Ridler.