With fears of a new world war ascendant, the lessons of World War II continue to resonate, though there is less agreement ...

In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.

World War II certainly brought the strands of world history together, with its global reach and its acceleration of the end ...

A third night of drone attacks near Moscow has snarled airports as foreign leaders start arriving for Russia’s Victory Day ...

May 8 and November 11 are new national holidays for WWII and WWI victories that don't replace Veterans Day or close ...

Vladimir Putin is set to host heads of states for festivities marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in ...

AP reporters and photographers chronicled the Nazis' historic defeat 80 years ago this week. Allied forces brought World War ...

A former US World War II-era warship, which survived two of the Pacific War’s most important battles, was supposed to be used ...

The war between the US and Japan had started with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The ...

A German organization is painstakingly searching for fallen German soldiers in order to identify them and rebury them, 80 ...

President Trump announced plans to designate May 8 as World War II "Victory Day" and Nov. 11 as World War I "Victory Day," ...

Britain's Palace of Westminster, home of the UK parliament, lights up in red, white and blue to mark 80 years since the end ...