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Articles with keyword "World War II"

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Reliving History Frame by Frame

Early newsreels put Americans in the front row for major world events.

A diver examines the wreck of U-85.

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Into the Deep

U-boats off the Carolina Coast were part of Germany's attack against American shipping in World War II.

Frenchman weeps as Germans occupy Paris

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Julien Green: The End of a World

As Germany occupied France, Green brought Paris to life in his superlative diaries.

Churchill and FDR at Second Washington Conference

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Friends and Allies

Over their staffs' objections, Roosevelt and Churchill set in motion the invasion of North Africa.

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Extraordinary Lives

A group who saved Western art from Nazi looting and a California farmer who redefined ancient warfare are included in the latest list of National Humanities Medalists.

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Liebling's War

A. J. Liebling’s World War II journalism climbed to great literary heights, even as it stayed close to the ground.

Stein in France with her longtime friend Bernard Faÿ

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The Strange Politics of Gertrude Stein

Was the den mother of modernism a fascist?

Helen Clay Frick standing, wearing black trench coat, in Belgium.

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All the Art

The records division at the Frick continues working toward the great goal of its founder.

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Found in Translation

About soldiers-turned-defendants, a novelist-turned-interpreter, and French-turned-English.

Seaside farmers plowing

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Seashore Farmers

U-boats off the coast of Virginia.