The kamikaze suicide plane was a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat by a desperate Japan. But its fatal flaw doomed its ...

The Battle of Okinawa in 1945 was one of the bloodiest of World War II. More than 200,000 people were killed during the three months of fighting, more than half of them civilians. Okinawans were ...

A company in Japan found thousands of “phantom” coins, believed to have been destroyed after World War II, in a warehouse. Photos show the rare ceramic currency. Shofu Inc., a dental equipment ...

President Donald Trump’s campaign pledge to use the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite deportations has rekindled trauma ...

Japan, allies to Germany ... Emperor Hirohito surrenders and the most destructive war in history comes to an end. WW2: How was D-Day, the biggest ever seaborne invasion, launched?

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.

The Legacy of WWII Japanese American Incarceration.” The camp, located in Jerome County about 7 miles north of Eden, is known as the “Minidoka Internment Camp” or the “Minidoka Relocation ...

As Asia-Pacific prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, conservatives in Japan warn that the nation faces a “history war” in 2025 as regional rivals release films and ...

This soldier became the first Hispanic American MOH recipient of WWII. The Japanese occupations in June 1942 on the Aleutian islands of Attu and Kiska, originally planned as a feint to divide the ...

An unexpected discovery at Behringer-Crawford Museum’s collection facility turned into a moment of intrigue and historical ...