A 23-year-old German lieutenant heard a wounded American soldier crying for help in a minefield on Nov. 12, 1944. Lt. Friedrich Lengfeld ordered his men not to shoot any American medics who might try ...

Germany and the US built some of the largest aircraft in World War II, although many of their designs were unsuccessful.

The gear carried by American soldiers in WWII looks nothing like what their Civil War ancestors hauled into battle — yet some ...

In 1944, a few hundred U.S.-born Japanese Americans defied their draft orders, citing the constitutional rights of the ...

U.S. Army Pvt. Henry D. Bordner of Butte, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat.

In a Cape Town memorial opened Wednesday, African "iroko" hardwood posts bear the names and the date of death of 1,700 Black South African servicemen who died in non-combatant roles in WWI. (Nardus ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of the top tourism ...

A new exhibition in Drexel University’s Rincliffe Gallery explores the unique role of Army engineers during World War I, focusing on college-aged students in Philadelphia and institutions like Drexel, ...

Beijing — China showcased its military might in a parade Wednesday marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a show of strength as it seeks to wield greater influence on the global ...