Some photos show intimate moments: At a remote base in the Aleutian Islands, U.S. Navy aircrew amuse themselves with cribbage—and posters of pin-up girls. World War II is one of the most documented ...

*Idris Elba is speaking out about his latest project, National Geographic’s four-part docuseries “Erased: WW2’s Heroes Of Color,” which premiered Monday, June 3. The actor served as executive producer ...

In the timeline of a conflict as long and sprawling as World War II, even the most courageous stories of valor were bound to go unreported or forgotten. For U.S. service members of color who proudly ...

*National Geographic will air two new specials this summer that honor the contributions and sacrifices of overlooked Allied soldiers of color. Per the news release: The Real Red Tails tells of the ...

From Idris Elba, whose grandfather fought in WW2, this landmark series reveals the untold stories of soldiers of color in the war. By mixing war sequences with character portraits, this series ...

Though color photography was invented decades before World War II, it was still a rather niche process, more complicated and expensive than black-and-white photography. The scarcity of color film was ...

EXCLUSIVE: Idris Elba is narrating and exec producing a Nat Geo series about people of color who fought during World War Two. Nat Geo’s Tom McDonald has also unveiled shows on the FBI and a ...