Charters of organisations like the United Nations are full of lofty hopes but peace remains a dream dulled by reality’s ...

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

The gripping WW2 miniseries, spawned from Band of Brothers, is experiencing a notable resurgence in viewership, making it the ultimate weekend binge.

The prime minister is moving quickly to establish Tokyo as a military power in the Indo-Pacific.

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

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

The CFP franc (XPF) is the official currency for French territories in the Pacific, including New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Wallis, and Futuna, introduced in 1945, ...

After the second world war, Soviet intervention transformed China’s Communist Party from a battered, marginalised guerrilla force into a heavily armed military machine. Read histories approved by the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...