May 20 British World War II veterans commemorate 70th anniversary of D-Day aboard HMS Belfast By Justin Scuiletti World War II veterans Tuesday sat alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron aboard the HMS Belfast as a C-75 Dakota aircraft flew above the vessel on the river Thames. Veterans who served aboard the Belfast were joined by veterans from… Continue reading
May 19 Photo: Beach audience for a World War II bomb detonation By News Desk People on the beach watched the detonation of a World War II-era airplane bomb in Wassenaar, Netherlands Monday. Continue reading
Mar 31 Watch Remembering 'Operation Paperclip,' when national security trumped ethical concern By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Political turmoil, Crimea annexation enflames underlying divisions in Eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 20 German prosecutors arrest suspected Auschwitz guards By Saskia de Melker According to the Associated Press reports, police in southern Germany raided the homes of nine elderly men suspected of serving as Schutzstaffel, or SS for short, guards at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp during World War II. Three men were… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Telling the story of 'Monuments Men,' soldiers who helped save Western civilization's treasures By PBS News Hour During World War II, the Nazis systematically looted art works from all over Europe, while combat and aerial bombing unintentionally destroyed major landmarks. The story of the quest to protect, rescue and restore Europe’s cultural treasures is told in a… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Tuesday, February 11, 2014 By PBS News Hour On the PBS NewsHour tonight, the Obama administration weighs whether to target a U.S. citizen in Pakistan who is suspected of terrorism with a drone attack. Also: a San Francisco neighborhood gets left behind, an attack prompts concern about the… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch Picasso, Matisse masterpieces uncovered in Munich after 70 years in hiding Picasso, Matisse masterpieces uncovered in Munich after 70 years in hiding… Continue watching
Jun 06 Rick Atkinson on Understanding the 'Morally Indefensible' Actions of WWII By Larisa Epatko Knowing what we know now, says author Rick Atkinson, it might be easy to judge the actions taken during World War II, such as the deplorable treatment of black soldiers and the firebombing of inhabited cities. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch Author Rick Atkinson's Labor of Love Rick Atkinson describes what went into writing "The Guns at Last Light."… Continue watching