Her documentaries earned her acclaim as a cinematic genius, as well as criticism for putting her talent at the service of ...

When Reed Peggram met Arne Hauptmann in Paris in 1939, neither could have imagined their love would carry them through imprisonment, escape, and survival behind enemy lines in wartime Italy.

Germany’s renewed engagement with China reflects deep shifts in the international system. As alliance cohesion weakens and multipolar trends advances, Berlin is exploring interest-based cooperation ...

Minnesota native and World War II veteran Les Schrenk died earlier this week. He was 102 years old. In so many ways, Les ...

For decades, the Schlüsselgerät 41 (SG-41) was a ghost in the history of cryptography. More advanced than the famous Enigma, ...

The sinking of the IRIS Dena by an American submarine in the Indian Ocean and off the coast of Sri Lanka marks the first time the US sunk a ship with a torpedo after World War Two. What are torpedoes, ...

On March 24, 1945, the largest single-day airborne assault in history dropped 16,000 paratroopers on the eastern bank of the ...

Royal Marine veteran Joseph Douglas Cheshire, who has just turned 102, got parental consent and joined just after his 17th ...

RAF ace Colin Bell, who fought in WW2, is celebrating his 105th birthday and has revealed three things that have aided his ...

As global tensions escalate, historical precedent from World War Two suggests some professions like doctors, farmers and ...

The marker placement is an America 250 World War II Wilmington activity of the WWII Wilmington Home Front Heritage Coalition.

A Nebraska World War II veteran is continuing his legacy of service even after his death. Dale Steele, 100, of Pierce, is now ...