The Pacific during the Second World War was the largest battlefield in history, yet all but a tiny fraction of it was water.

In June 1944, the United States Navy did something it had not attempted since the War of 1812. American sailors boarded and captured a German submarine alive in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The ...

Willard Smith and Robert Miller both served in World War II, and 82 years later, they have crossed paths once again.

In December 1944 during World War II, the German army launched a surprise offensive meant to change the course of the war. This story follows American artillery officers, soldiers, and scientists ...

In 1943, hundreds of thousands of German prisoners of war were sent to the United States after the collapse of the Afrika Korps. What they witnessed—industrial scale, agricultural abundance, and ...

By far the **best American fighter** in operational service in 1939, and by far the **shiniest aircraft** on this list, the * ...

World War II veterans Robert Miller and Willard Smith found each other in the same assisted living facility 82 years after fighting in the Battle of Luzon.

One of the most devastating wars in human history, World War II, had it ended differently, would have left the world’s landscape looking far different today. Thankfully, even with dozens of countries ...

In November 1942, during World War II, an American battleship fought one of the most decisive naval battles in history without ever seeing its enemy. Using radar-guided fire, USS Washington and ...

On the black volcanic sands of Iwo Jima during World War II, American Marines were pinned down by invisible Japanese defenses. Tanks failed, fire support fell short, and every attempt to advance cost ...