Submarines were key for Allied and Axis forces throughout World War II. At the war's onset, Germany's fleet of U-boat submarines created a distinct advantage for the Nazi's Kriegsmarine.According ...

The dispute over the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands dates back to World War II. The Japanese foreign ministry reiterated ...

World War II was a battle between extremes—but in rare moments, enemies laid down their weapons. These are the unexpected ...

In honor of his mother and others imprisoned at the internment camp, baseball player Dan Kwong has restored a diamond in the California desert ...

The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...

What happened to the Navajo code talkers after World War II? During the war, the code talkers were noted for their work. Major Howard Connor, a Marine signal officer during the Battle of Iwo Jima ...

The remains of a World War II Army veteran were laid to rest Friday at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in ...

Not only were they shelf-stable, but they took up just 20% of the shipping space of shelled eggs. The British government lifted the patent during World War II, which enabled American companies to ...

A submarine that sunk during World War II has been discovered off the Pacific Coast, Russia's Pacific Fleet said Monday. The ...

The last of Hitler’s army to surrender were stationed in a desolate arctic wasteland—a key vantage point in the little-known ...

Germany is putting thousands of troops in Lithuania, a NATO member that borders Russia. It's the first long-term deployment ...

Yet it was not a day of celebration for everyone - for the vanquished Germans, it marked the end of bombings and of Nazi rule. But it was also a time of deprivation and chaos, fear and soul-searching.