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Just over 80 years ago, American troops entered this Venetian city and defeated a ragged but determined German force to ...

In the chaos of the Battle of the Bulge, German command launched one of the most daring deception operations of the war.

Not all gear in WWII was welcome on the battlefield. From uncomfortable uniforms to unreliable weapons, these 5 pieces of ...

Hitler's betrayal of his ally cost the lives of 29 million Russians... but the Eastern Front broke Germany's armies and ...

The spirals on the noses of German fighter planes in World War II weren't a fashion statement. They had some very practical ...

The women were sent to Europe to clear a backlog of 17 million pieces of mail waiting to be sent to U.S. troops.

In a tale that could have been ripped from the pages of Detroit’s poet laureate of crime, Elmore Leonard, the 41-year-old ...

The only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, the Six Triple Eight, will be presented with the ...

The nation’s only Black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on ...