A Wisconsin Maritime Museum curator explains how Manitowoc’s World War II submarine-building legacy led to the city’s annual Subfest celebration.

If you’re a history buff, you’ll want to press play on Tom Hanks’ new 20-part documentary about World War 2. Now streaming on the HISTORY website, World War II with Tom Hanks “reexamines World War II ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: If you gave me one guess as to who would be executive producing a 20-part documentary series about World War 2, I’d confidently say Tom Hanks. And I’d be correct! On ...

What could be more interesting and profound than watching a 20-part docuseries about the Second World War? How about if Tom Hanks was the narrator? That's exactly what you get with this new dissection ...

The "Patire Flag" was sewn in 1945 to help Cpl. Cruce Patire avoid friendly fire on his Jeep while fighting the Nazis.

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When World War I ended in 1918, the last thing people wanted was an even greater conflict. So why did the world return to combat just two decades later to fight World War II? Granted, Germany’s ...

Behind the dreamy scenery of the HBO show’s latest location lurks an explosive story of Thailand’s involvement in the conflict and a sunken Japanese tanker Ronan O'Connell | Freelance writer As ...

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The North African Campaign and the Italian Theater of World War II are often overlooked by popular media these days, but are just as important to the war's outcome. The Allied invasion of North Africa ...

It's disheartening to see nations wage wars because they never learn anything from the destruction that the World Wars left ...

During World War II, Steinway & Sons produced "Victory Verticals," specially designed, durable pianos shipped in reinforced crates (often parachuted) to troops to boost morale. These unique ...