In the final months of World War II, Germany no longer fought for victory but out of fear, survival, and the belief that surrender in the east meant death. As Soviet forces closed in, propaganda ...

Discover a few interesting things you might not know about Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945—from royal princesses in conga lines to Stalin's demanding a second Nazi surrender.

WWII was near its end. Germany had just surrendered in Europe. Berlin was encircled and in ruin. Nonetheless, the once-proud Empire of the Rising Sun, now battered and overwhelmed by the U.S. in Asia ...