China had been invaded by Japan in 1931—the first sign of war—and 1937. And the United States did not get active. And finally ...

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Having grown up on tales of ghost sightings and chilling encounters in Singapore (remember Russell Lee’s True Singapore Ghost ...

Japanese hold-outs after the second world war are quite the never-ending source of interesting stories. Japanese soldiers ...

Fifty years after its first flight, the AH-64 Apache remains the go-to attack helicopter for militaries around the world.

Japanese Americans were imprisoned at the Manzanar Relocation Center, descendants are returning to play the sport that gave ...

U.S. and European pressure on Asian buyers of Russian energy could restrict India's oil imports from December, leading to ...

Satsuki Ina's family endured violence, isolation and hopelessness during Japanese internment. Now, nearly 80 years later, she ...

The US F-22 fleet is nearly 200-strong, while its F-35 numbers are around the 800-mark now. US partners in Asia and Europe ...

Traveller investigates which overseas laws can get you deported, jailed or fined, and which are fine to ignore.

His service number was 1 and throughout the war “Number One” was his nickname. Michael Lowe, of Seaforth, wasn’t the first to ...