One of the most heinous war crimes to occur in Europe during World War II was the mass execution of American prisoners of war ...

On an otherwise mundane Army Airfield in rural Indiana, a group of high-tech German warplanes brought stateside as war ...

The Japanese army during World War 1 was shaped by economic challenges and expansionist goals. Learn about its structure, ...

Manitowoc readers this year were most interested in the story of John 'Bucky' Egan, a pilot during WWII, who was the subject ...

Before the end of 1944 Hitler planned to take the Allies completely by surprise with an attack through the wooded Ardennes, a ...

Here's the secret story of the 1944 sinking SS Léopoldville, whose victims included four men from Nebraska and seven from ...

British forces attacked the fleet of its former ally in French Algeria, killing nearly 1,300 French sailors.

Eighty or more years ago, we had a special guest for dinner, a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge. This was the last major German offensive of World War ...

People gather at the National World War II Memorial on Dec. 16 to commemorate one of the pivotal moments to come during the ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This "Historically Speaking" column contains the opinions of columnist D. Ray Smith based upon the research ...

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