Carentan was a crucial objective in June 1944, connecting the U.S. landing beaches of Utah and Omaha and shaping the success of the Normandy campaign. Fought over by the 101st Airborne Division ...

The battle for La Fière Bridge and its causeway, fought from June 6 to June 9, 1944, was one of the most critical engagements in the Normandy campaign. Securing this crossing was essential for the ...

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked historians to share their favorite museums around the world.

The Placid Lassie was recently on full display to support Angel Flight East and its annual fundraiser, Wings N’ Wheels, in ...

EXCLUSIVE: The primary school pupil spent his summer walking, running and swimming 100-miles to honour World War 2 veterans after a 'life changing' experience.

Since Shawn Vestal’s departure from The Spokesman-Review a couple of years ago, what I miss most are his semi-regular recaps of local obituaries.

Robbie, who was christened Queenie, was engaged to RAF Flight Sergeant Frank Arthur Vincent when his Lancaster Bomber ...

The most recent Kansas Honor Flight 104, (KHF), landed on Wednesday afternoon in Wichita, returning from a three-day trip that took Kansas veterans to Washington D.C. Among the X veterans on board ...

The Army's newest officers pinned on gold bars at Fort Benning, Georgia, Sept. 4, as Officer Candidate School Class 501-25 ...

LST-325 cruise director Ken Rupp says that for the decommissioned tank landing ship's 50-member crew, "we get by with a ...

King & Conqueror explores the rise to power of Harold Godwinson and William, Duke of Normandy, but another key figure in the BBC series is Queen Emma of Normandy. (BBC) BBC's King & Conqueror may tell ...

A new Arizona State University study reveals the extent to which sewage pollution threatens the fragile coral reef ecosystems of west Hawaiʻi Island. The study identifies exactly where ...