In January 1945 during World War II, a single American B 29 bomber flying over Japan was attacked by fourteen enemy fighters in a battle that should have ended almost instantly. Led by gunner Robert ...

Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many of the Pacific Islands in hard-fought naval and amphibious battles before ending the war ...

This video tells the true story of a nineteen-year-old Marine who broke a fortified enemy position almost entirely on his own ...

SOUTHBRIDGE - The remains of a World War II airman from Massachusetts have been positively identified, nearly 80 years after he went missing in action. U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Edward Kovaleski was ...

In downtown Manila, rows upon rows of headstones are laid out on the gentle slopes of a hilltop, the largest single burial ground for US World War II casualties.

World War II veterans participated in a ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., marking the … This U.S. Navy World War II combat ...

The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while ...

World War II officially began on September 1, 1939, with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland. The war would continue to rage in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania for six years, coming to an end in 1945.