If only every war film in the 21st century were a cinematic masterpiece. But alas, they were not. Despite being one of ...

Discover a few interesting things you might not know about Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945—from royal princesses in conga lines to Stalin's demanding a second Nazi surrender.

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial ...

There's a long and contentious history of US interest in the Arctic island, but it seems to have entered a new phase under ...

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Werner Hartenstein pulled drowning British troops from the Atlantic Ocean in September 1942. The German U-boat commander was flying Red Cross flags and even radioed for help in English. American ...

Best if there is snow. Forget about that in Phoenix, but there better be church. Now in its 16th year, the annual German-language Weihnachtsgottesdienst, or Christmas Service, always draws a large ...

The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it. The U-boat is now on display at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors can walk ...

Not even three months after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, Americans on the west coast thought they were under attack. Sirens sounded across Los Angeles in the early morning hours of Feb. 25, ...

Malcom Wallace was 17 years old when Uncle Sam called his name, assigned him an eight-digit serial number, and sent him off to war. Born in June 1926, Wallace grew up in Bogue Chitto and worked on his ...

Stockholm — A rising number of mysterious drone sightings near airports and military bases has fueled concern in Europe over alleged Russian incursions into NATO airspace, with some of America's ...

Objectives A previous cohort study of male Norwegian Navy submariners showed higher overall cancer incidence and lower all-cause mortality than the general Norwegian population. We have extended the ...