Magnet fishing in a German lake uncovered the cover of a French anti-tank mine. The team recognized the damaged piece by its ...

The S.S. "Joseph V. Connolly" arrived in New York City on October 26, 1947. The caskets stored in its holds contained the ...

In 1944, American pilot Major Charles Carpenter became known as "Bazooka Charlie" after turning his lightweight Piper L-4 ...

During World War II, gasoline for civilians was in short supply. France was far from the only European country that turned to ...

Winston Churchill, November 10, 1942, following the Allied victory in the Second Battle of El Alamein. Eight decades ago, as ...

Built in 1942 and commissioned in 1943, the LST-325 did exactly what it was designed to do, deliver the fight to the enemy. It participated in the occupations of Salerno and Sicily before joining the ...

News Wrap: Lawyer says Christa Pike 'angry and confused' following botched execution (5m 31s) Oct. 7 survivor channels trauma into movement for new generation of Israeli leaders (4m 44s) ...

French bond investors are demanding sharply higher interest rates, a cautionary development for other high-debt countries.

While studying an ongoing war is crucial, it is important to remain wary of applying its lessons to every case.

Guidry has passed away peacefully at 101 at the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Home in Jennings ...

After World War I, there was little opportunity for the younger officers who remained in the Army. The nation adopted an ...

This is the seventh in a series of occasional blog posts on individual initiatives that made a strategic (not just tactical) difference in the course of the second world war. History’s most ...