The Latest Breaking News from World War II

On a recent outing my wife and I took in a touring exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution titled “Righting a Wrong.” Within the modest confines of a single room at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, the exhibit conveyed an epic tragedy: the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans and…

A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said. The USS Samuel B Roberts went down during a battle off the central island…

President Tokayev publicly refused to recognise separatist regions in Ukraine, enraging some Kremlin officials.

A coalition of former and current service members is holding the first-ever conference for Black veterans in the nation’s capital Thursday

Okinawa is marking the 77th anniversary of the end of one of harshest World War II battles fought on the southern islands

Queen Elizabeth II and her grandson Prince William have paid tribute to Britain’s Caribbean immigrants for their “profound contribution” to the U.K. The royals' tribute came as a national monument was unveiled in London to celebrate the migrants’ work to help rebuild Britain after the devastation of World War II

No one should be surprised by the decision made by the governments of Sweden and Finland to apply for full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

The christening of a Navy destroyer is highlighting the sacrifices of two generations — the ship’s namesake killed in World War II and another Marine who died more than 60 years later

Sydney George Kinsman was a veteran of some of the biggest battles of World War II, including the Siege of Tobruk and First Battle of El Alamein, and escaped after being captured as a prisoner of war.

Built into a limestone hill in what's known as Fortress Fremantle, the Leighton Battery has munitions stores, secret command bunkers, and 360-degree artillery batteries with large-calibre guns. The history of these World War II defence structures is being preserved to remind us how close the enemy came to West Australian…

Skylark IX was one of the boats that was a part of the mass evacuation of 338,000 allied troops from Dunkirk during World War II