Lee Sassi, a World War II Army veteran, receives the French Legion of Honor. (Photo from Army.mil) Leggio “Lee” Sassi’s ...

Stan Friday, 96, had not been back to Normandy since the war. Before this week, Stan Friday had not been back to Normandy, France, since he and Allied forces stormed its beaches to liberate Europe ...

World War II history buffs can learn new details at a talk called "The War Within a War," about the intense rivalries between ...

As the world commemorated the 80th anniversary this year of the D-Day landings at Normandy and the liberation of Europe from the Nazis, one French family finally began to come to terms with the ...

When France emerged from the long night of Nazi occupation in the summer of 1944, the nation erupted in scenes of jubilation. Flags unfurled over liberated cities, church bells rang, and parades ...

When the French government recently designated Willard “Bud” LaCounte a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, the Billings World War II veteran had one regret.

France's far right is on the verge of taking political power for the first time since World War II. In the past, people from across the political spectrum have band together to block the far right.

When you think about more recent military history, it’s unsurprising that World War II is the centerpiece of most ...

World War II is one of the most significant events in human history. It claimed the lives of millions, devastated the economies of multiple countries, and forever changed life as we knew it. Its ...