A fault on the line
In August 1944, Allied troops landed in the South of France during Operation Dragoon. In preparation for the landings, the Allies targeted transportation hubs to...
A German sub raising money
The German submarine U-111 surrendered to the Allies after the November 1918 armistice that ended World War I and was allocated to the U.S. Navy in 1919. The...
An Alien Enemy
During World War I, German Americans were registered as alien enemies, including Hans Joachim von Fischer Treuenfeld. He voluntarily requested to be detained because...
An extraordinary man
Lieutenant Edouard Victor Michael Isaacs, U.S. Navy, was captured on May 31, 1918, by the Germans when the submarine U-90 sent three torpedoes into his ship,...
Anti-Nazi propaganda
During World War II the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) gathered and analyzed intelligence information, ran guerrilla campaigns, and conducted psychological...
Coded message
German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann sent this encoded message to the President of Mexico on January 16, 1917, offering United States territory to Mexico in...
Counterfeit mail
During World War II the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) gathered and analyzed intelligence information, ran guerrilla campaigns, and conducted psychological...