World War II

After World War II, many Japanese martial arts were banned in occupied Japan, but karate flourished.

A broom on the mast of a U.S. Navy ship means a clean sweep for that mission.

Matt Urban is one of the most decorated soldiers ever, but no one knew for more than 30 years.

The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army's second-highest military honor.

Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering thought no one could escape from Colditz Castle. He was wrong.

He swears he didn't do it alone, but corpsman Eleuterio “Joe” Marquez kept his Marines alive through the night at Peleliu.

"Kelly's Heroes" is a 1970 film about a group of ne'er-do-wells who try to get a cache of stolen Nazi gold for themselves.

Bill Crump found a coyote pup while in flight school and then he took it to war during World War II.

The U.S. military's history with tabasco sauces dates back to the Civil War.

Bob Dole, who went on to a lengthy career as a U.S. senator after he was wounded during World War II, died on Dec. 5, 2021...