History Digital to Commemorate Anniversary of WWI and D-Day Invasion
By: Caryn Robbins May. 20, 2014
In commemoration of the centennial of the start of World War I, the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion and the premiere of HISTORY®'s World Wars and D-Day in HD specials, HISTORY® Digital will produce a series of original articles, videos and infographics that will offer a unique view of two of the seminal events of the 20th century. Beginning Wednesday, May 21st, HISTORY.com will roll out new articles daily on http://www.history.com/worldwars through Friday, June 6th.
HISTORY's World Wars & D-Day content will showcase the following: History in the Headlines will include (http://www.history.com/news):· Q&A with Max Brooks, author of World War Z and Harlem Hellfighters, the new graphic novel that tells the story of one of America's first all-black fighting units.
· 10 Things You May Not Know About Douglas MacArthur
· America's Forgotten World War I Memorials
· Winston Churchill, Gallipoli and World War I
· 10 Things You May Not Know About George Patton
· The First Battle of Britain: World War I Zeppelin Raids
· WWI's Native American Code Breakers
· German U-Boats Attack America During World War II
· Robert Capa and the "Lost" D-Day Photos
· Operation Fortitude and World War II Military Deception
· The Weathermen Who Saved D-Day
· D-Day, 70 Years Later HISTORY List topics (http://www.history.com/news/history-lists):
· World War I Flying Aces
· America's World War I Heroes
· World War II on the Eastern Front
· 9 People You May Not Know Were WWII Veterans
· World War II Covert Ops
· What was the Zimmerman telegram?
· What was ANZAC?
· What was Operation Paperclip?
· Was there a real "Saving Private Ryan"?
· Why was it called "D-Day"? Hungry History will include (http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history):
· The World War II Origins of M&Ms
· Victory Gardens
· Wartime Ration Recipes
· The Red Cross' Wartime Cake Recipes Additional new content:
· World War I by the Numbers Infographic: Get the facts behind one of history's first truly modern wars.
· D-Day by the Numbers Infographic: Find out more about the largest amphibious assault in history.
· Original video focusing on key WWI and WWI leaders, battles and technology; and an interview-based WWI video series featuring leading historians and writers
HISTORY PREMIERES Memorial Day, May 26th 9PM ET/8C
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