William “Bill” Hanchett was a Berkeley-educated history scholar. He was a civilian historian for the U.S. Air Force and for more than 30 years taught U.S. history at San Diego State University, where ...

An in-depth look at Winston Churchill’s controversial decision to allow America’s segregated army into the U.K. during World ...

The HISTORY Channel will premiere the new nonfiction series Lost U-Boats of WWII this week, following treasure hunter Darrell Miklos and his team as they depart the coastal Dominican Republic armed ...

There's a big expansion afoot, and it promises to double the existing space of the National Museum of World War II ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credits: Amazon Prime Video The Secret History of WWII is an incredible television series that delves deeper into the ...

Of all the abductions, this one is different.

A photograph from a series of images showing the tattoos of C. A. Lushbaugh, who served in the Navy in the 1920s. (USS Arizona Memorial Collection, Naval History and Heritage Command) During his third ...

This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 151. On 2 September 1945, Japanese forces officially surrendered to the Republic of China, ending the brutal occupation which began in 1937.

As Imperial Japanese soldiers scour the streets, a group of civilians in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing seek refuge in a small photography studio. Developing photographs taken throughout the city ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sitting in the kitchen of his Columbia home, 100-year-old World War II veteran Vernon Brantley shared stories over a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup with a visitor who traveled ...

John “Johnny Q” Quinesso Sr., a WWII Navy veteran, celebrated his 100th birthday aboard the Battleship New Jersey in Camden ...

World War II was an earth-shaking drama played out on the world stage, the most horrific war humanity has ever known. Actor Robert Hardy, famous for his dramatic portrayal of Winston Churchill, ...