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

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

Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 ...

As the United States was violently thrust into World War 2 by the treacherous attack on Pearl Harbor, a deep-seated dread ...

As a naval aviator in World War II, Donald McPherson got five aerial kills. Then he spent decades in a life of service.

Considered an essential piece of kit for every Marine, a wide variety of private-purchase and standard-issue knives were pressed into service in every theater of the war to tackle tasks ranging ...

Explorers found part of the USS New Orleans, blown off of the cruiser during heavy fighting in World War II.

The crude assortment of fighting tools used by the Japanese during World War II give clues of an unprepared and unmatched last-ditch fight that ultimately lead to Allied victory.

Taiwan has urged people not to attend Beijing’s large-scale military parade next week. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

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

An elderly Chinese war veteran’s shin still bears the mark of a bullet wound he suffered when fighting the Japanese as a ...