The Second World War ended eight decades ago this summer. But its specter looms large today. The war ended empires, upended ...

We dive into the story of the M18 Hellcat, the American tank destroyer famed for its incredible speed and agility in World ...

President Harry Truman announced Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to end World War II. In several ...

The doomsday coming to the French town of Saint-Lô was to be of biblical proportions. The Allies had to warn the town’s ...

Aug. 14 is National Navajo Code Talker Day, honoring the over 400 Code Talkers who served with U.S. Marines in the Pacific ...

August 15 stands as a day marked by transformative moments that have shaped the course of history across the globe.One of the ...

Cam Pelletier was a 23-year-old serving in the Navy in the South Pacific in August 1945 when President Harry Truman announced ...

Top collectors on the island have amassed hundreds of thousands of artifacts — and there are still more being found.

Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates.

Aggression loses,' and nations 'must unite to defeat' any 'ambition of expansion and aggression,' for freedom and peace, Lai ...

The Wood County Historical Commission is hosting of mobile museum of WWII exhibits in honor for 80th anniversary of the war ...