In downtown Manila, rows upon rows of headstones are laid out on the gentle slopes of a hilltop, the largest single burial ground for US World War II casualties.

When World War II ended, and the United States stood triumphant, another, quieter victory was unfolding beneath the surface.

The popular picture of World War II usually centers around beaches, battles, and bombs. Normandy. Pearl Harbor. The ...

In World War II, both Germany and Japan surrendered unconditionally. As the World War I armistice was being negotiated, Germany won small concessions, but the allies generally imposed their will, an ...

Today, our Nation proudly commemorates the 80th anniversary of the Allied Powers’ triumph over national socialism and fascism, and the end of World War II in Europe — one of the most epic victories ...

The World War II siege of Bastogne will be the focus at Erie's Hagen History Center on Jan. 17. The daylong event will celebrate American soldiers who refused to surrender though surrounded by German ...

History is seldom tidy. Eras overlap and unfinished business from one period lingers into the next. World War II was a war like no other in the magnitude of its effects on the lives of people and the ...

A German submarine torpedoed the S.S. Pennsylvania Sun on July 15, 1942, destroying 107,500 barrels of U.S. Navy fuel oil. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton ...

Paul Thomas Chamberlin, whose book The Global Offensive: The United States, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the Making of the Post-Cold War Order remains one of the best books on the ...

World War II veterans participated in a ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., marking the … This U.S. Navy World War II combat ...

Top collectors on the island have amassed hundreds of thousands of artifacts — and there are still more being found. Stelios Tripalitakis holds an original rifle used during the Battle of Crete, part ...