World War II was the largest and deadliest conflict ... interested in learning more about their wartime role. By 1944, Peleliu Island was occupied by 11,000 Japanese troops, who built an extensive ...

When the US troops landed in September 1944, they encountered fierce resistance, and the Battle of Peleliu raged for two months, concluding in November. Remarkably, some Japanese soldiers remained ...

“Guam: The Battle for an American Island in World War II,” is No. 8 on James Hallas’ well-regarded list of titles covering ...

Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II have been recovered from a children’s playground in northern England after a chance discovery. Local officials in the town of Wooler ...

The Latest Historic images from 80 years ago show the unprecedented scale of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, changing the course of World War II. World War II was America’s ...

The period of World War II is a heavily explored historical time in film, often depicted with powerful visuals, gritty action sequences, and poignant tales of survival. The relatively clear ...

Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped open the American military to female doctors By Catherine Musemeche ...

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“It is the desire of the Theater Commander that both still and moving pictures be utilized to the fullest extent practicable as exhibits in reports of investigations of war crimes committed by the ...