When Germany lost World War II in 1945, the age of the JagdPanzer seemed to end. But just twelve years later, the newly ...

Summary and Key Points: During World War II, the entertainment industry played a significant role in supporting the war effort, including Walt Disney’s collaboration with the Canadian military to ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B. Roberts, shown here a week or two before she was lost in the battle. (U.S.

A team of investigators says they have found the wreck of the USS Stewart, a U.S. Navy destroyer that served under both American and Japanese flags during World War II before it was deliberately sunk ...

More than 80 years after it was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II, the U.S. Navy said Monday that the wreckage of the destroyer USS Edsall has been found at the bottom of Indian Ocean. A ...

The last of the ships that some credit with winning World War II for the Allies has plowed through the waters of the Midwest, where people got a chance to visit it. A type of ship that's credited with ...

An unrivaled sense of dread rushed over Thomas Cook as the Japanese plane closed in on the destroyer in the Pacific. Cook was standing on the deck of the USS Prichett during the Battle of Okinawa when ...

Wilkes-Barre City, with the assistance of a lobbying campaign by local veterans organizations, was awarded a U.S. Army M-5 light tank to be displayed as a World War II trophy. News that the city was ...

Summary: Russia’s “Victory Day” Parade, marking the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II, featured the solitary presence of a T-34 tank, reflecting a muted celebration amid the ongoing conflict ...

The Harder, famous in Navy history for sinking several Japanese destroyers in World War II, was missing for eight decades. By Nicholas Slayton Published May 25, 2024 3:08 PM EDT Eighty years after it ...