Hanks also took centre stage in Steven Spielberg's historical drama Bridge of Spies, set amidst the Cold War. The plot ...

Hearst Networks will distribute World War II with Tom Hanks to audiences on Sky HISTORY in the U.K. and The HISTORY Channel ...

RINGGOLD, Ga. — Earl Lamar Beaird lives in Ringgold. He celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, and though he enlisted when he was 16, he still remembers what it was like to serve the U.S. Navy as ...

Saul Dibb’s first movie in seven years since The Duchess starring Keira Knightley, this little-seen World War II romance follows the story of star-crossed lovers Michelle Williams’ Lucile and Bruno, a ...

Leggio “Lee” Sassi’s military career started off as a precocious teenager, lying about his age to enter the Army. Almost 90 years later, he received France’s most prestigious service award. Sassi, 103 ...

On Sept. 2, 1945, the official end of World War II came to pass with Japan’s signing of the Instrument of Surrender aboard the battleship USS Missouri. At then-Camp McCoy, Wis., the thousands of ...

World War II history buffs can learn new details at a talk called "The War Within a War," about the intense rivalries between the British Empire and the government of Vichy France, on Jan. 8 at the ...

During World War II in India, a U.S. officer admits responsibility for the death of a British officer. A seasoned military lawyer is assigned to defend him. At first, the case seems straightforward — ...

We are often taught that the British Empire was the “Arsenal of Democracy.” We are rarely told who paid for it. During World War II, Britain ran out of money. To keep fighting, they didn’t just borrow ...