In December 1944, American soldiers surrounded at Bastogne refused to surrender and chose to fight back. This story follows ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Audie Murphy holds the distinction of being the most decorated soldier in American history. He received 33 awards for his actions during WW2, including the Medal of Honor. Murphy’s stature as a ...

A gimlet-eyed and honest accounting of the war’s hidden costs that still affect us today. Ad Policy Recently discharged Marine Faris Touhy recreates an image of him drinking a cup of coffee after two ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — A World War II veteran from Murfreesboro celebrates his 101st birthday Friday, sharing stories that span more than a century and revealing his secrets to longevity. John ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Rhinelander airman who died during World War II was finally accounted for nearly 80 years after he was reported to have been killed. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) ...

Satellite imagery reviewed by Newsweek this week showed Chinese-led work to revive a World War II-era runway was nearing completion in the remote South Pacific atoll of Wolaei, just a few hundred ...