From 1943 through 1946, more than 3,400 prisoners (including 15 Nazi generals) were processed at Fort Hunt, according to ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.

France’s president has paid homage to former French Resistance activist and author Geneviève Callerot, who has died aged 108.

Within the Context, Joint Force Capabilities, At Decisive Points” — just one of the haikus written by Army officers during ...

When Charity Adams Earley was sent across seas in 1944 , she was faced with a monumental task: Get millions of pieces of mail ...

The kamikaze suicide plane was a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat by a desperate Japan. But its fatal flaw doomed its ...

What was the World War II experience of James Alfred (“Alf”) Wight, author and the real James Herriot? MASTERPIECE got the fascinating facts and sometimes surprising timeline from All ...

Gov. Jim Pillen and York County Veterans Service Officer Nick Wollenburg honored two World War II veterans during a recent ...

Why did World War One start? What were the causes of World War One and how did the war develop? Find out in our guide. What role did the British Empire play in the war? What role did the British ...

Using archive video and images from the Imperial War Museum, as well as first-person testimony from veterans and eye-witnesses, this series of short films offers a comprehensive overview of World ...

During a raid on his illegal whiskey distilling operation in 1921, Williams was accused of killing a deputy. After he got out of prison, he helped to design a gun that armed soldiers during World War ...

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is home to the USS “Cobia,” a 312-foot-long vessel that completed six war patrols during World War II Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent From lighthouses to baseball ...