In the early hours of March 18, 1943, Jack Mathis took his position as lead bombardier on a critical mission over Vegesack, ...

On July 30, 1943, during a massive U.S. raid over Germany involving 186 B-17 Flying Fortresses and 123 P-47 Thunderbolts, the ...

The 'spy’ (or, more correctly, reconnaissance) aircraft must survive enemy fighters and anti-aircraft weapons, often relying ...

From the lantern shortage of 1943 to the recruitment of women codebreakers from the Seven Sisters, learn how World War II ...

The Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame has been recognizing the state’s aviation heroes since the centennial of aviation in ...

With fire streaming from his engine and the right wing half enveloped in flames, Lindsey led the formation to drop their ...

Stretching from guerrilla warfare in the Algerian War to the Iraq War and beyond, Entertainment Weekly has compiled the best ...

Maja Hill, the daughter of Holocaust survivors and an active member of the Columbia community for decades, died recently. She ...

Jonathan Freedland's The Traitors Circle is an elegantly written account of courage, solidarity, and betrayal.

Peter Aufschnaiter was an Austrian climber who lived an adventurous, varied life, including turning a prison escape into ...

Eduardo 'Lalo' Botello, a WWII veteran, Purple Heart recipient, and lifelong servant to family, community, and country.

The Battle of Stalingrad marked the turning point of World War II on the Eastern Front. It transformed the momentum of the war, shifting the balance of power from Nazi ...