This week marks the 30th anniversary of the infamous 1995 Chicago heat wave​, which took 739 lives. One of them was a World ...

Carlsbad’s Nancy Stratford, now 106, is the last survivor of the 25 American women pilots who served in the Royal Air Force’s ...

Henry and Peter Dombrowski, two brothers from Gary, were killed during World War II and are forever buried side-by-side at ...

Paul Thomas Chamberlin’s book, Scorched Earth, recasts the conflict as a brutal struggle for survival among declining and ...

Zamperini's dream of participating in the 1940 Tokyo Olympics was thwarted by World War II. The games were canceled and he traded his track shorts for a military uniform, thus commencing his second ...

I spent the night on a World War II submarine Airbnb that can sleep 65 people in sailors' bunks. Take a look inside.

Among the storied ships of World War II, there's no lack of renown for aircraft carriers or battleships, but what were the cruisers used for?

The 'best' World War 2 film 'of all time' you've probably never heard of The film won numerous awards, including the BAFTA for Best Film From Any Source, the Lenin Prize, and a Special Jury Prize ...

World War II Ancient Erotic Mosaic Stolen From Pompeii During World War II Finally Returns Home A Nazi captain gave artwork, which depicts an intimate Roman romance, to a civilian.

At 101 years old, World War II veteran Walter Ram still shows up every Monday at the 390th Memorial Museum in Tucson — not to ...

The US Navy is plagued by shipbuilding and maintenance issues, and faces a rising China that is rapidly modernizing its naval ...

Two Liberian-flagged ship attacks and a round of Israeli airstrikes early Monday targeting Houthi rebels raised fears of a ...