Near Hannut in May 1940, German panzer divisions fought the French Cavalry Corps in a three-day clash involving roughly 1,200 ...

On the morning of May 10 1940, Nazi Germany launched its invasion into the Netherlands, Belgium and eventually France. Yet on ...

Some American commentators began to wonder what America would do to prepare for war. Others, remembering the horrors of the "war to end all wars" they had fought in Europe a little over two decades ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Acknowledging these factors isn’t to diminish the heroism of the RAF pilots who defended the United Kingdom. Fighter Command’s successful defense spared the UK more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on Sept. 7, 1940, as Londoners dealt with a massive attack from the air by Nazi Germany. Editor ...

In any event, fortune, or rather misfortune, saved the world. In May 1940, German panzers smashed through the Low Countries and into France. Six weeks later, France surrendered. Operation Pike was not ...

Joseph V. Micallef is a best-selling military history and world affairs author, and keynote speaker. Follow him on Twitter @JosephVMicallef. The United States entered World War II as a result of the ...