Five area men were among the more than 1,000 killed in a surprise World War II German attack on an Allied port in Italy that ...

The total conflict of the Second World War saw battles on land, in the sky, and at sea. These are just a few Navy ships that ...

The new Hornet had a distinguished World War II career that included the invasion of Saipan and the Battle of the Philippine ...

After nearly eighty years, an Idaho soldier is finally coming home. This June, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ...

Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline ...

Clifford Keeney's bomber was shot down over Germany in 1944. His body was identified this year through DNA testing and ...

America’s legendary 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy) earned its nickname “Bloody Hundredth” for the losses it sustained during strategic bombing missions over Europe in 1943. On its first mission on ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat.

The mystery of a lost World War II B-17 bomber is edging closer to resolution, as a fresh clue from the seafloor reshapes ...

The Marines, however, modified LVTs with ramps that allowed their men to penetrate the atoll on the northwest. Moreover, the ...

The USS Hornet — an aircraft carrier that saw service in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, ...