More than 16 million Americans served in the U.S. military in World War II, but the decades move by quickly. Today, these veterans are now in their 90s and 100s. Many have passed, others aren't ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X I trudged away from the German capital’s Holocaust Memorial with damp eyes and an aching heart.

Scorched Earth is an impressive analysis particularly of the imperialist logic that drove US strategy during and after World War II, finds Chris Bambery This is one of the best histories I have read ...

LONDON — Eighty years ago, the Allies announced they had accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. What became known as Victory in Europe Day marked the end of World War II in Europe, prior to ...

In the early hours of May 7, 1945, representatives from the Allied high command accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany, marking the end of World War II in Europe. The following day, ...

What was the Second World War about? According to Allied leaders, that wasn’t a hard question. “This is a fight between a free world and a slave world,” U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace explained. It ...

On May 7, 1945, newspapers across the world heralded the end of hostilities in Europe with the unconditional surrender of the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany. May 8 was designated as V-E Day. It ...