Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be in Beijing next week for a parade to commemorate ...

To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked historians to share their favorite museums around the world.

Long before he was dueling Darth Vader in Star Wars, Sir Alec Guinness starred in this tour de force WWII film as Colonel ...

If anyone would benefit from some quality time at a history museum, it’s White House officials. Take Vance’s line on the end ...

Mr. McPherson served as a Navy pilot of a Hellcat fighter plane aboard the aircraft carrier USS Essex in the Pacific theater.

Sailors in World War II, like most sailors across time, enjoyed having a few pets hidden between the decks. One sailor aboard ...

Donald McPherson shot down five planes in the Pacific theater in the final years of the war, earning him the title of "ace" ...

World War II ended with the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers, following Adolf Hitler’s suicide in Berlin as Soviet ...

"Even though we have different technology, we're still relying on dogs for sight, for hearing and for smell abilities," ...

It was Aug. 15, 1945, when Mandeberg was killed in the last aerial dogfight of the war. He was piloting one of several F6F ...

A mid the 80th anniversary of World War II's end comes the death of what is believed to be America's last surviving ace, Don ...