Greta Thunberg Holds Up D-Day Veteran’s Call to Avert Collapse of Civilization

Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Jul 22, 2019 As she is given the Freedom Prize by France's Normandy, the activist says to honor D-Day veterans we should "stop destroying" the world they "fought so hard to save." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

What Russia Rightfully Remembers, America Forgets

Scott Ritter / Truthdig Jun 26, 2019 We can't seem to acknowledge that the former Soviet Union paved the way to Allied success during World War II with its blood. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Trump and Media Join Forces to Falsify WWII History

Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch Jun 20, 2019 In a curious collaboration, the president and U.S. news outlets put aside their differences to peddle distorted narratives about the past. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

America’s Forgotten Support of Adolf Hitler

Paul Jay / The Real News Network Jun 6, 2019 On the anniversary of D-Day, American University's Peter Kuznick reflects on one of the most shameful chapters in our nation's history. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Queen, World Leaders Honor Veterans on 75th Anniversary of D-Day

DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Jun 5, 2019 About 300 World War II veterans, ages 91 to 101, are lauded at a large-scale Portsmouth ceremony attended by President Trump among others. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

American History for Truthdiggers: Just How Good Was the ‘Good War’?

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Jan 26, 2019 Many in the U.S. put a sentimental gloss on World War II, turning a blind eye to its complexity, savagery and dubious legacies. Dig deeper ( 52 Min. Read )

Nazi Sniper Tamed With a Trumpet

Staff / Truthdig May 11, 2012 Americans hear a lot about the need to vanquish their supposed enemies abroad with bullets, bombs, and other tools of overwhelming force. Evidence that a common humanity can be called upon to settle differences is scarce in the media. Count this brief story from a World War II vet among the few exhibits submitted to that effect. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

65th D-Day Anniversary Celebration

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2009 Sixty-five years ago today, American, British and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in what would lead to the Allied victory over Hitler in World War II. Here's a glimpse of the D-Day commemoration. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The ‘Good War’ Wasn’t So Good for Everybody

Staff / Truthdig Jun 6, 2009 This year’s 65th anniversary commemoration of D-Day has been taken over by the revisionists, who are breaking down some of the heroic folklore surrounding the Normandy landings. According to historian Christophe Prime, “The suffering of civilians was for many years masked by the overriding image -- that of the French welcoming the liberators with open arms.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )