World War II

The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who...

When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December...

Audie Murphy's one-man fight against the Nazis in Europe might seem like something straight out of a modern action movie, but...

U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr. of Columbia, South Carolina, triggered a mine in France on March 15, 1945...

Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson died in his sleep at his home in Auburn, California, on May 17, 2024, just a little over a year...

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Takamatsu Gushiken hunts caves in Okinawa's jungles for the bones of those who died in the WWII Battle of Okinawa.

During World War II, Medal of Honor recipient Dirk Vlug destroyed five enemy tanks in just 30 minutes on Dec. 15, 1944, in...

Women have blazed a trail of innovation and made military history. They have been fighting and sacrificing for this country...

In World War II, millions of women rolled up their sleeves and worked in defense-industry factories, freeing up and equipping...