Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty ...

The remains of an Army private from Detroit who died as a World War II prisoner of war in the Philippines have been ...

On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a ...

A summer exhibit commemorating the 80th anniversary of the allied victory in World War II (WWII) aims to show the war ...

Eight decades after the 1709 violin known as the "Small Mendelssohn" disappeared, experts think they've located it in Japan ...

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum allows guests to sleep on the USS Cobia, a World War II submarine it lists on Airbnb.

The staff at the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum have just completed a project to digitize more than 1,000 photographs taken ...

World War II, the world's deadliest international conflict, left almost 80 million people dead. Here's what started it and why it ended in 1945.

The Fremont Moo honored a World War II veteran over the weekend. Bob Kroenke threw out the first pitch on Saturday. He was also given an award for his service and helped with the national anthem. We ...

Virgil E. Frahm, a lifelong Nebraskan and veteran, was recognized for his service in World War II. The governor presented ...

A Roman mosaic panel that was stolen by a Nazi German captain during World War II has been returned to Pompeii. The mosaic — ...