Task Force 64 had been looking for the incoming Japanese fleet for several hours. After the crushing Allied defeat in the ...

The last surviving member of the French resistance force that withstood a German advance in a key battle in the north African desert in World War II has died aged 103, authorities announced. Paul ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - The senior staff officers, noncommissioned officers and civilians of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command were not about to let the nippy winter weather ruin their staff ride ...

On April 1, 1945, thousands of American troops landed on the beaches of Okinawa, a heavily fortified Pacific island to the south of Japan. Nearly three months later, the United States claimed victory ...

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When Japanese forces seized Burma (now Myanmar) in WW2, the Allies had to navigate the skies surrounding the Himalayas to ...

The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while ...

One of the most important and critical days of World War II happened on June 6, 1944. Called “Operation Overlord,” it was the largest amphibious invasion the world has ever seen. The allied nations ...

A military parade in Beijing marking the end of World War II will draw leaders from around the world. It's an opportunity for ...