The D-Day invasion took place on June 6, 1944, nearly a year before Germany unconditionally surrendered during World War II. A sign outside Trinity Church, New York City, inviting worshipers to ...

The USS Esdall, a 314-foot destroyer sunk by Japanese forces in 1942, was known as "the dancing mouse" for its ability to ...

Pictures of north African landscapes are the backgrounds for American soldiers living their lives between bombing ... Knudson ...

When the war ended, Allied soldiers tracked down Nicolas de Largillierre's "Portrait de femme à mi-corps" with the help of a ...

Old pictures are treasures, bringing up happy memories. “Wonderful brother, was so good,” Louise Goorhigian said. “If we were ...

Jeremiah P. Mahoney had been missing in action since 1945. His remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery in ...

The first time he parachuted out of a burning plane during World War II, on the night five men around him died — American ...

Professor Sönke Neitzel used secret transcripts of German prisoners of war to create a unique portrait of the mindset of soldiers during WWII. For many decades after the end of World War II (WWII), a ...

During World ... War II, the military embraced drag shows as a unique form of entertainment and a morale-boosting activity. These officially sanctioned events featured all-male performances with ...

Such hometown magazines served as a sort of collective family letter to far-flung troops yearning to get back home.

A large fire broke out Thursday evening at the Albany Therapeutic Riding Center. No injuries were reported, all people and animals are safe. But now the non-profit is seeking help to rebuild. An ...