It was 1939. Germany, under the leadership of Nazi dictator Adolph Hitler, had already annexed Austria, the Sudetenland and Czechoslovakia without much problem. The Americans considered Germany ...

Calling all history buffs! We’re about to reveal the darker side of World War II, uncovering terrifying, spine-chilling facts ...

The United States and Australia were allied during the Second World War, fighting against the Japanese Empire and against ...

Key Points and Summary - Kyiv’s World War II museum now features today’s foreign fighters in Ukraine—an exhibit unthinkable four years ago. Curators cite “several thousand” Americans and at least 92 U ...

During the lesser-known 1943 Sobibor Uprising, several hundred Jews fled into the forests of Poland, where many were tracked ...

Maj. John "Lucky" Luckadoo flew 25 bombing missions over Europe during the war, surviving some of the most intense air battles of the war. He became an advocate for the 100th Bomb Group's history. By ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi are expected to travel to China for the 80th anniversary of its victory over Japan. On Wednesday, ...

On Oct. 26, 1942, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier the USS Hornet was sunk during pitched fighting in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. Strapped to the deck of the carrier was a farming tractor, ...

World War II, which concluded 80 years ago, was a historic event that defined a generation. Tens of millions of people fought brutal oppression and an unfathomable Holocaust. Today, the world ...