Douglas MacArthur commanded the Southwest Pacific in WWII, accepted Japan’s surrender in 1945, and led UN forces in Korea until 1951.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer directed the Los Alamos Laboratory of the Manhattan Project, which built the first atomic bombs in 1945.
Alan Turing led Hut 8 at Bletchley Park, designed the Bombe that attacked Enigma, and defined the theory of computing in 1936.
War of Attrition means wearing down the enemy instead of one decisive battle. Learn how it worked at Verdun, in Vietnam, and why it is so costly.
Wolfpack was the German U-boat group tactic of WWII. Learn how Rudeltaktik worked, its successes in the Atlantic, and why it failed in 1943.
Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day and later became the 34th President of the United States.
Island hopping was the Allied strategy to reach Japan in WWII. Learn how bypassing strongholds, from Guadalcanal to Okinawa, shortened the Pacific War.
Schlieffen Plan was Germany’s 1905 plan to defeat France in six weeks. Learn how it worked, why Moltke changed it, and why it failed at the Marne.
The B-24 Liberator was the most-produced bomber of World War II: 18,188 built. Explore its specs, variants, the Ploiești raid and its legacy.
The P-38 Lightning was America’s twin-engine fighter of WWII: 10,037 built. Read its specs, variants, Pacific service and the Yamamoto mission.
