World War II

The accounts of everyone who watched Matt Urban mount a tank under heavy fire in Normandy were "remarkably consistent" even

During World War II, the crew of a brand-new destroyer escort, USS Buckley, slugged it out in hand-to-hand combat with

A headstone in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery marks the remains of the only known former Waffen-SS member interred

A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park

More than 100,000 people were killed in a single night 80 years ago on Monday in the U.S. firebombing of

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headlamp and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. (Mar. 7) AP

In the rolling hills of the southern Netherlands, locals have vowed to never forget the American and other Allied soldiers

President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited a memorial near his Pennsylvania hometown to honor his late uncle’s service in World

For decades, their mission during World War II was a secret. Now, they are being awarded the Congressional Gold Medal

An interactive exhibit opening Wednesday at the National WWII Museum uses artificial intelligence to let visitors hold virtual conversations with