World War II made one thing clear: control of the seas could decide the fate of nations. Although battleships had ...

On this day in history the USS Kidd launched. It served as a guided missile destroyer in World War II, serving both the ...

The USS Massachusetts is largely believed to be the ship that fired the last shot of World War II. Here's what happened to ...

The longtime Aurora resident who died Jan. 25 just a few months shy of his 100th birthday had lived many lifetimes in that near century on Earth.

Shuri Castle is still being renovated, but its park and nearby informational exhibits make a visit still worthwhile.

Across sleepy and remote islands in the Pacific, U.S. military engineers are working around the clock to revive strategically important airstrips that American troops first built under fire over 70 ...

This video presents an animated breakdown of the Battle of Okinawa, one of the most intense and costly engagements of World War II. Viewers see how the island became a critical target and why both ...

World War II will soon transition from living memory to documented history, with VA projections from earlier this year estimating the last veterans may be gone within the next decade. Even the ...

For Japan, the Sino-Russian alignment in wartime narratives is more than a contest over memory – it generates real geopolitical effects. Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), Chinese President Xi ...

World War II was fought across land, sea, and air. Soldiers and tanks battled on the ground, bombers and escort planes struck in the air, and battleships clashed at sea. WWII proved the dominance of ...

Here are some of New Jersey's WWII veterans who came home changed and worked to reshape their world. Of the 16.4 million soldiers who served in WWII, 66,000 remain. WWII veterans have an average age ...

As young marines, Peter MacDonald and Thomas Begay transmitted top secret military messages using their native language. It was an undercover mission that changed U.S. intelligence operations forever.