An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his goal. The “gamahuya” wants the bones to be identified and returned to their ...
Defense department renews effort to identify victims in World War II explosion in Pearl Harbor’s West Loch
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Department of Defense has launched a new effort to identify the remains of service members ...
India Today on MSN18h
Treaty of Versailles: How Germany's defeat paved the way for World War II
The Treaty of Versailles, which was signed on 28 June 1919, was intended to bring peace following World War I — but instead ...
The End of the Postwar World
Trump and Vance are sending a dark message to America’s allies.
The South African1d
‘End of an era’: Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 105
The last surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II has died aged 105, the UK's Royal Air Force ...
WYSO Public Radio9d
In 1945, eighty years ago, no one knew how World War II would end
Eighty years ago, during World War II, the United States operated full-scale military operations worldwide while planning how ...
Military Times on MSN1d
The P-51 Mustang and the man who won the World War II air war with it
It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...
The Big Issue4d
How four women raged a secret propaganda war against the Nazis during World War II
The four women – including acting legend Marlene Dietrich – whose secret propaganda efforts helped in the World War II fight.
The Associated Press - Business News on MSN11d
World War II bomb disposal operation in Paris causes hours of travel chaos and Eurostar line closure
The Interior Ministry says that since World War II's end in 1945, disposal teams have defused 700,000 air-dropped bombs and ...
This Is Reno4d
Nevada Department of Veterans Services honors 105-year-old Navy veteran for WWII service
LOVELOCK — Navy veteran and longtime Lovelock resident Mercedes Marcucci Starr has witnessed many events during her lifetime.
The Columbian11d
Japanese digger searches for WWII remains: ‘Best way to honor war dead is never to allow another war’
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 the ...
The Diplomat23d
Japan, World War II, and the Murayama Statement
With 2025 marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, issues of historical perception are expected to attract renewed attention, and China may have made a strategic move to preempt ...