Despite grand ambitions, Italy entered WWII without the industry, equipment, or leadership needed for modern warfare. This ...
In World War II, Italy initially fought alongside Germany as part of the Axis Powers, but by 1943 the alliance had soured. Heavy military defeats in North Africa and the Allied invasion of Sicily ...
A luxury ocean liner burned and capsized in New York Harbor on Feb. 9, 1942. The SS Normandie, being converted into a troopship, caught fire during welding work and took 6,000 tons of water from ...