Christmas in 1944 and 19-year-old Pvt. James R. Hendrix was far away from his home in the northeast Arkansas town of Lepanto.

Charles Everett Balcom died when he was 17, a few weeks before he should have graduated from Lockport High School.

This mild-mannered, unassuming auctioneer, Robert Edlin, was recognized as the first man to board a landing craft in England ...

The lesson was so stinging that the Allies opted to make the Normandy invasion over the beaches, and then go on to capture a port. The challenge isn't just seizing a port, but also getting it in ...

A History of the Beginnings of England,’ historian Marc Morris recounts the turbulent era between the abandonment of Britain ...

A beloved Bay Area WWII veteran who has captivated hearts all over social media and much of the world turned 102 on Friday.

Born Marion Robert Morrison, John Wayne is one of the greatest movie stars from Hollywood's Golden Era. Known to many as "the ...

The lesson was so stinging that the Allies opted to make the Normandy invasion over the beaches, and then go on to capture a port. The challenge isn't just seizing a port, but also getting it in ...

He joined the U.S. Army at just 18 years old and was present during the invasion of Normandy and was later ... Four years ago, he published his book ‘Whatever it Took’ to share his story.

However, this weekend two teams have the stage to themselves, in the 125th installment of the annual rivalry game between ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across ...