Nielsen told them about Lidia Durr Zakrzewski, a teenager who joined the Polish resistance during World War II. She served as the real-life model for the young heroine in Nielsen’s 2024 novel ...

As the war in Western Europe began reaching its inevitable conclusion, German efforts to expedite arms production led to some ...

Examine Bob Hope and his troupe of performers' impact on World War II. Legendary entertainer Bob Hope and his troupe of performers traveled over 80,000 miles during WWII to entertain the troops ...

TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily) — The largest World War II water bomber is completing its slow but steady trek across Arizona before going to its final resting place. The Philippine Mars, also known as ...

LONDON (AP) — Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter ...

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Two such major events shaped Mongolia’s foreign policy, and its national identity, during the end of World War II. In February 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, U.S. President ...

TAIPEI-Taiwan and Europe face the same threat from authoritarianism, President Lai Ching-te said on May 8, marking 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe and warning that indulging ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A World War II-era aircraft crashed while trying to land at Terre Haute Regional Airport Thursday afternoon. Authorities say two people were on the plane with the pilot being ...

Private Joseph Hammond, a World War II veteran from Ghana, was honored by the Duke of Sussex ahead of his 100th birthday on Saturday. Hammond shared in a May 7 post on X that he met ambassadors ...

Putin uses memories of World War II to unite Russia Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender came into force at 11.01pm on 8 May, 1945, marked as "Victory in Europe Day" by Britain, the US and France.

Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton British steam tanker HMS Empire Mica cruised east through calm waters toward Key West, ...