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The secret 1945 plan to attack Russia: Churchill’s Operation Unthinkable revealed

In the summer of 1945, as Europe celebrated the end of World War II, British planners drafted a shocking proposal: a surprise ...
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After Trump Orders Nuclear Testing to Resume, ‘Golden Rule,’ America’s First Anti-Nuclear Protest Boat, Returns to Its Mission

After President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. to resume nuclear weapons testing on Oct. 30, 2025, Golden Rule: Journey for ...

Did Tusk say that Poland will pay for Germany's World War II crimes?

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, left, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attend a joint press conference at the ...

“You Have to Trust That the Story Will Reveal Itself”: Top Doc Directors on Following Real Lives When the Stakes Have Never Been Higher

Six of 2025’s most acclaimed nonfiction directors discuss filming in war zones, confronting trauma, negotiating access with ...
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Death by Firing Squad: Eddie Slovik Became the Only U.S. Soldier Executed for Desertion in WWII

Eddie Slovik made a series of decisions that turned him into the only American soldier executed for desertion since the Civil War. He wrote and signed a confession admitting his crime. He refused five ...