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WWII veteran David Marshall holds out his wallet containing a photo of himself during the Battle of the Bulge, during the 80th commemoration of the battle in Bastogne, Belgium. (Virginia Mayo/AP) ...

Two Battle of the Bulge veterans, officials and supporters gathered Monday at the World War II Memorial’s Circle of Remembrance in Washington to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the decisive battle ...

World War II proved that control of the oceans could determine the outcome of a global conflict. While battleships had long ...

World War II produced some of the most consequential military leaders in modern history. Commanders on both sides were suddenly ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — This December marks 81 years since the Battle of the Bulge — one of the most significant battles of World War II. And now, a local 101-year-old veteran who fought in that ...

In one of the most bizarre battles of World War II, U.S. soldiers, Wehrmacht troops, and an unlikely group of French VIP prisoners found themselves fighting side by side against the Waffen SS in the ...

Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV shows. He looks at the bombing raids in "Masters of the Air," starring Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan. He describes ...

From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the Marine Corps earned its reputation for tackling some of the bloodiest battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. What few remember is that the U.S. Army usually fought ...

There have been some fantastic war movies made over the years, and while they traverse numerous wars, the ones about World War II are plentiful and feature some of the best films. The thing about ...

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 ...

A World War II vet who fought at the Battle of the Bulge finally got his high school diploma last week — at the spry young age of 98. Anthony Simeone, of Cranston, Rhode Island, quit high school at ...