The Allied powers got help from Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Dumbo to rally the troops during World War II. Why it matters: ...

The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military ...

World War II produced some of the most recognizable military weapons ever made, but few were more important than the rifles issued to ordinary soldiers. Millions of troops depended on these firearms ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image Credit: RIA Novosti - CC-BY-SA 3.0/Wiki Commons. World War II wasn’t just fought by men and women on the front lines, it was ...

The History Channel is set to drop its whopping 20-part series over Memorial Day weekend.

World War II accelerated the shift from bolt-action rifles to semi-automatic and automatic weapons that redefined infantry tactics. Mass production innovations like metal stamping enabled nations to ...

As the number of remaining World War II veterans continues to dwindle, Gilbert “Choc” Charleston, one of the last Native American WWII soldiers and the final surviving member of his unit, died on ...

With Dec. 7 marking the 84th anniversary and with so few veterans who witnessed that awful day first-hand remaining, the attack on Pearl Harbor seems like a moment fading into history with each ...

As naval warfare reemerges as a key strategy in the US war with Iran, World War II museum ships are finding new relevance.

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter. For several ...

The family of Marine Raider Norton Retzsch finds closure 83 years after his disappearance in WWII, as DNA confirms his ...

Charged with documenting Harvard during World War II, Sterling Dow conducted laboratory visits, interviewed researchers, ...