His ideas led to early versions of modern computing and helped win World War II. Yet he died as a criminal for his homosexuality.
Tag: World War II (1939-45)
Day 3 of Trump’s U.K. Visit: A D-Day Ceremony With World Leaders
President Trump joined other world leaders at an event on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the wartime operation on the final leg of his three-day state visit to Britain.
‘Archaeology of D-Day’ Aims to Preserve What the Soldiers Left Behind
For the past 10 years, a cadre of field researchers in France has been digging up, documenting and cataloging the physical remains of the Normandy invasion.
The Man Who Told America the Truth About D-Day
Ernie Pyle’s dispatches offered comfort to readers back home. Then the Normandy landings — 75 years ago this week — changed his perspective on the war’s costs.
Trump’s U.K. Visit Ends With D-Day Commemoration: Live Updates
President Trump joined other world leaders at a ceremony on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day operation. He will travel to Ireland later today.
Louis Levi Oakes, Last of the Mohawk Code Talkers, Dies at 94
Native American soldiers like Mr. Oakes helped Allied forces prevail in World War II with an impenetrable code based on indigenous languages.
What Happened After P.G. Wodehouse Was Captured During World War II
The beloved British humorist — the creator of Wooster and Jeeves — was arrested by the Germans in 1940 and spent the remainder of the war in custody. Here’s how his story unspooled in The Times.
100 Years of Memorial Day Commemorations
The Times’s At War editor digs through the archives, looking at Memorial Day coverage dating back to World War I.
Canada Letter: Canada’s Jewish Veterans and a Broader View of War
A profile of two Jewish Canadian World War II veterans is one example of the evolving scope of war coverage at The New York Times
At War: These Jewish World War II Veterans Would Be Legends, if People Knew Their Stories
An estimated 17,000 Jewish Canadians fought in World War II. Many of their stories have never been told, including my grandfather’s.