Like many World War II veterans, Jim Wharton's father didn't care to share details of his experiences. Even when his ...

The systemic targeting of Jews during World War II left little room for successful, organized resistance. This is reflected ...

From Japan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist’s Out of Eden Walk marks 12 years, with North America on the horizon.

At the start of each year, our team of specialist editors produces a list of 10 crises to watch. The 2025 list has been ...

Following a fierce tank battle, a WW II tanker managed to bamboozle both Italian and German troops into surrendering to a ...

Theresa Betancourt has studied Sierra Leone’s former child soldiers. Her new book Shadows into Light tells their stories.

U.S. Marines and sailors landed on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, ultimately capturing it in one of World War II's most significant battles. The fierce fighting resulted in 27 ...

Thousands of men of Jewish descent and hundreds of what the Nazis called ‘full Jews’ served in the military with Hitler’s ...

Medal Italian colonial soldiers stole from Prince Damtew resurfaces at auction 87 years after the war hero was executed.

Somalia acknowledged the sacrifices of Ethiopian soldiers in African Union missions, it added. "They acknowledged the potentially diverse benefits that could be derived from Ethiopia’s assured ...

Perry Dahl, one of the last living American WWII aces who shot down five or more enemy aircraft, died after a storied 37-year ...

The Senegalese prime minister and the Chadian foreign minister have condemned claims made by Emmanuel Macron regarding ...