Stalingrad

Irrfan Khan, the Indian actor who increased his fame beyond Bollywood with his roles in English-language hits such as “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Life of Pi,” died Wednesday in Mumbai at age 53. “It’s saddening that this day, we have to bring forward the news of him passing away,” his PR…

Here's What You Need To Remember: The battle prevented parts of India from falling into Japanese hands and led to a pushback of Japanese forces in China and Burma, likely shortening the war. Independent India’s course was influenced by it becoming independent under a civilian government to whom power was…

Key point: These tank destroyers were powerful, but also expensive and prone to breakdown. They mattered, but not enough to win the war. World War II tanks usually had aggressive- or ferocious-sounding names, such as Hellcat, Panther, or Tiger. Yet the tendency was not universal, as with British Cruisers or the…

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The Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF) announced on Wednesday that television producer Joel Rogosin, died Tuesday from coronavirus at the organization’s nursing facility in Woodland Hills. Rogosin was 87 years old. Rogosin is the fifth person to die from COVID-19 complications at Woodland Hills nursing home. Joel’s first job…

Shirley Knight in 1962 (MGM/Getty Images) Actress Shirley Knight, star of “Sweet Bird of Youth,” and “As Good As It Gets” has died, her daughter actress Kaitlin Hopkins announced in a facebook post. She was 83. Knight received two Oscar nominations for her work in her third and fourth films,…

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Ranjit Chowdhry, who appeared in two episodes of “The Office,” passed away earlier this week. He was 64. Chowdhry died in India on April 15, according to the Time of India, after he traveled to the country several months ago. He planned to return to New York but was prevented…

Key point: The bombers that Berlin did had weren't enough to defeat Britain or Soviet Russia. Yet the Allies did have heavy bombers and they used them ruthlessly. An armada of German Heinkel He-111 bombers droned through the Ukrainian night sky on September 21, 1944, en route to Poltava Airfield…

OverviewDirect your troops through fast-paced real-time battles in the brutal fight to turn the tide of World War II. From the desperate defense of Stalingrad to victory in Berlin, you must defeat a tenacious enemy and the deadly cold of the Russian winter. Objective-based missions challenge you to maneuver soldiers,…