In August 1945, North Field launched the two bombers that carried out the first and only wartime use of nuclear weapons in ...

On December 7, 1941, the nation saw itself thrust into war as the attack on Pearl Harbor would forever change the landscape ...

Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in "Masters of the Air," "Pearl Harbor," and "Flags of Our ...

The USS North Carolina, now docked at a museum site in Wilmington, was commissioned from 1941 to 1947. The ship “participated in every major naval offensive in the Pacific theater of operations during ...

Valley City has just been named an American World War II Heritage City by the National Park Service (NPS). North Dakota’s ...

During World War II, aircraft carriers revolutionized naval warfare, and several stood out for their significant ...

It was 1942, the first full year of U.S. involvement in World War II. “I worked in a big hanger ... to hear any news of her ...

Chris Hemler spoke with CIMSEC to discuss his book, Delivering Destruction: American Firepower and Amphibious Assault from Tarawa to Iwo Jima. In this book, Hemler examines the development of American ...

These are the best World War II movies of the past eight decades, according to a Military.com survey of U.S. service members ...

Thousands of spectators flocked to Rochelle on Sunday to see Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014 steam engine in person, with some ...

Twenty allies of the Philippines are meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York amid fears that ...

To commemorate this year’s POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 20, volunteers of the nonprofit Stories Behind the Stars ( have ...