Robert H. Jackson, an American Supreme Court justice who thought of himself as "anything but a warrior," was drafted by FDR ...

Maj. John "Lucky" Luckadoo flew 25 bombing missions over Europe during the war, surviving some of the most intense air battles of the war. He became an advocate for the 100th Bomb Group's history. By ...

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 ...

Poland's leaders stressed the need for a strong defense in the face of war in neighboring Ukraine and redress as they led solemn ceremonies early Sunday to mark the 85th anniversary of German Nazi ...

GLENWOOD, Iowa (KMTV) – More than 80 years after his death, a World War II soldier has been laid to rest. Second Lt. Blaine Wilcox was killed in action while serving in Europe, but his remains were ...

The discovery of a World War II bomb in Slovakia's capital during construction work prompted evacuations on Tuesday, officials said. The emergency measure covered several blocks in downtown Bratislava ...

The captain of the giant Royal Navy battleship called his officers together to give them a first morsel of one of World War II's most closely guarded secrets: Prepare yourselves, he said, for "an ...

World War II hero Lt. Col. George Hardy, the youngest of the Tuskegee Airmen pilots who fought during the war and helped pave the way for the integration of the armed forces, has died at his Sarasota ...