In the vast library of books about or adjacent to World War II, a small part of one shelf is occupied by books that pertain to sports. Its importance belies its size, because it contains two enduring ...

This US Marine Corps documentary from 1944 showcases the battle of Guadalcanal The small island of Guadalcanal was like many of the Pacific islands defended with great determination by the Japanese ...

After dying on a distant battlefield more than 70 years ago, a Montgomery hero is returning home. Army Air Force Maj. Peyton S. Mathis Jr., 28, died June 5, 1944, when the P-38J Lightning fighter ...

Peyton Mathis posing with medals goggles photo portrait of plane.jpg Peyton Mathis displays the medals and other items commemorating the military career of his uncle, Maj. Peyton S. Mathis Jr., a P-38 ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Shortly after midnight 50 years ago today in the waters off Guadalcanal, what one historian called “one of the bloodiest and most savage sea battles of World War II” raged.

In December 1941 Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II. Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in the ...

Guadalcanal 1944. In a haunting black-and-white photograph, hundreds of faces display ear-to-ear grins, belying the fact that the man entertaining them on stage is just temporary relief for them from ...