World War II was decided by more than strategy and manpower. The weapons each side brought to the battlefield often ...

After German U-boats sank two Mexican oil tankers in May 1942, Mexico entered WW2 and formed an air expeditionary unit known as the Aztec Eagles. Squadron 201 trained in the US before deploying to the ...

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

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

Lt. Gen. Tadamichi Kuribayashi arrived on Iwo Jima in June 1944. Over the next eight months, he built one of the most elaborate defense systems in the Pacific, which would lead to one of the costliest ...

In this article, we answer your most searched for questions about World War II, covering Hitler’s motivations through to key ...

Thomas McGuire Jr. was chasing Dick Bong's record when his life was cut short several months before war's end.

Russell Johnson may best be known as the Professor on Gilligan's Island, but he was also a veteran, and he endured quite a harrowing experience in WWII.

In 1942, during the darkest days of World War II, Lieutenant Colonel Wendell Fertig refused to surrender after the fall of the Philippines. Stranded on Mindanao and cut off from American command, he ...

Shortly after dawn on Aug. 6, 1945, Capt. Robert A. Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay, wrote in his notebook that the clouds below him were dispersing and the weather looked good for the rest of the ...

The Bataan Death March was a brutal WWII war crime. Learn about the horrific ordeal and New Mexico's unique connection.