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

There is a fairly good chance that you have never heard of the tiny Pacific Island of Peleliu. With its size of approximately ...

The total conflict of the Second World War saw battles on land, in the sky, and at sea. These are just a few Navy ships that ...

Native American World War II veteran Gilbert "Choc" Charleston, the last surviving member of his unit, has died, the Choctaw Nation confirmed.

The tale of how more than 120 million books found their way to WWII soldiers came rushing back with the latest release from Field Notes.

Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline ...

June 1944 marked a defining moment in World War 2, with two crucial operations taking place simultaneously. While the US military was engaging in the vital Overlord operation in France, the US Navy, ...

Dominic Bersani received the diploma through a state program that gives certificates to veterans who left school to serve ...

Dominic Bersani, a World War II Navy veteran, celebrated his 99th birthday recently by getting his high school diploma and several awards for military service.

With Letters from Iwo Jima, Clint Eastwood created his best war film by taking a look at the Japanese side of World War II.

One of the world’s most famous birds has returned to her nesting site. Wisdom, the 75-year-old albatross is known as the world’s oldest breeding bird. Earlier this month, she returned to Midway Atoll ...

The “Dancing Mouse”—the Clemson-class destroyer more formally known as the USS Edsall— and its more-than-200 servicemen went down at the hands of the Japanese military on March 1, 1942, during World ...