World War II was the bloodiest conflict in history, and it was carried out on a scale almost impossible to grasp. In many ways, it was the first modern war, in which airpower played a vital role both ...

For almost two years in the 1940s, the federal government exercised strict control over such weather reports, a World War ...

To commemorate this year’s POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 19, volunteers with the non-profit Stories Behind the Stars ( ...

Almost 20,000 people will have to leave their homes in Berlin on Friday after two unexploded World War II bombs were ...

Nearly 20,000 people have been forced to evacuate Berlin after two unexploded WWII bombs were discovered in the German capital. Government buildings and embassies were shut on Thursday night, as 7,500 ...

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Last week, Jimmy Hernandez jumped out of a plane on his 100th birthday. Hernandez first wanted to skydive when he was 96, but his family talked him out of it.

More than 50 years ago, some of World War II’s biggest surviving military names sat down at the U.K.'s version of West Point ...

Set to be released this week by Formac Publishing, "Broadside: Halifax’s Wartime Pilot Boat Disaster," recounts in vivid ...

Battle of Britain, a crucial moment in World War II when the Royal Air Force bravely defended the United Kingdom against ...