In March 1943, Allied air forces meticulously planned and coordinated a strategic assault in the South West Pacific. Their ...

Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV shows. He looks at the bombing raids in "Masters of the Air," starring Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan. He describes ...

Solomons Area Map xi -- South Pacific Map xii -- The Solomon Islands Map xiii -- 1 Taking Wings 3 -- 2 Pearl Harbor and Wake Island 22 -- 3 Disaster and Victory at Midway 37 -- 4 Cactus Sprouts 56 -- ...

A P-51 Mustang flies over Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., during a 2015 event. (A1C Philip Bryant/Air Force) For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought near ...

The Second World War’s most iconic fighter aircraft came from powerhouses like the US and Germany. But smaller nations also ...

The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while ...

ITOMAN, Japan (AP) — Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headtorch and enters a cave buried in Okinawa’s jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from ...

During Dave Herman’s more than 25 years with the Lockport Township Park District, he has seen the Civil War Days event become World War II Days and then Military History Weekend. Now the Lockport ...

Made out of torpedo shells and pulled by tanks, the improvised infantry tactic saw heavy used during fighting in Italy. By Nicholas Slayton Published Sep 16, 2024 7:00 AM EDT Italy, the spring of 1944 ...

ADA, Minn. — Memorial Day is coming up and in Ada, Minnesota, high school students there have found a special way to honor veterans and their families. As part of the 80th anniversary of World War ...