I toured the USS Lionfish, a Balao-class submarine that rescued downed pilots in World War II. Take a look inside. The USS Lionfish was commissioned in 1944 and earned one battle star for service in ...

As victory in Europe was secured in May 1945, the war in the Pacific raged on with undiminished ferocity. Facing Japan’s refusal to surrender and the horrifying projections of Operation Downfall, ...

There have been so many World War II movies made over the years, but only a few perfect ones, including classics like The ...

World War II veterans Robert Miller and Willard Smith found each other in the same assisted living facility 82 years after fighting in the Battle of Luzon.

During World War II, American engineers transformed the iconic Sherman tank into a rocket-firing juggernaut, inspired by the Soviet Katyusha. From the 60-tube T34 Calliope to the massive T40 Whizbang ...

A huge painting depicting a heroic moment in Continental Army Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold's life is being preserved to go on ...

In the days and months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, drawing the U.S. into World War II, thousands of people of Japanese descent in the U.S. were forced from their homes and into incarceration ...

Today, our Nation commemorates the 81st anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima—a monumental struggle that advanced the cause of victory in the Pacific ...

Iran warns US of potential retaliation, declaring American bases and assets as 'legitimate targets' if military threats are ...

Iran held annual military drills with Russia as a second American aircraft carrier drew closer to the Middle East.

BBC Verify has seen US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln near Iran ahead of talks between the two countries ...

On Feb. 19, 1878, Thomas Edison patented the first gramophone.