Battle of Stalingrad, (July 17, 1942–February 2, 1943), successful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd), Russia, U.S.S.R., during World War II. Russians consider it to be one of ...

The Battle of Kursk occurred in July 1943 around the Soviet city of Kursk in western Russia, as Germany launched Operation Citadel, Hitler’s response to his devastating defeat by the Soviet Red Army ...

Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 feet into one of the world’s deepest submarine chasms. The U.S.S. Johnston ...

TAIPEI: Veteran Pan Cheng-fa says he clearly remembers fighting for China against the Japanese in World War II, but gets agitated when asked about the role of communist forces who at the time were in ...

At the time of its completion, in 1960, the Araneta Coliseum was the largest building of its kind in the world. Its inaugural ...

But as an expert on Taiwan-China relations, I’m interested in the battle over the narrative between Taipei and Beijing. During World War II, China’s communists and nationalists became uneasy internal ...

Veteran Pan Cheng-fa says he clearly remembers fighting for China against the Japanese in World War II, but gets agitated when asked about the role of communist forces who at the time were in an ...

WASHINGTON — Veterans, families and the public gathered Tuesday at the National World War II Memorial to mark the 80th ...

11:30, Wed, Aug 20, 2025 Updated: 11:30, Wed, Aug 20, 2025 ON August 12, 1942, five days after the 19,000-strong 1st Marine Division had landed unopposed on Guadalcanal in the British Solomon Islands, ...

From gripping legal battles to heart-wrenching historical dramas, these shows include some of the greatest acting ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — 1944 in the Hürtgen Forest, American forces met the Germans in a fierce battle that lasted 88 days, the longest World War II battle on German ground. American casualties from the ...

"Lucky" was just a wide-eyed 21-year-old lieutenant when he manned the B-17 controls and took to the sky for his first ...