A large group of B-17 Flying Fortresses climbs above the clouds seeking altitude during a bombing mission targeting Kiel and ...

Despite its long-standing alliance with Britain, Portugal remained officially neutral during World War II, walking a ...

Illinois was a top-10 oil producing state from 1941 to 1945, producing 470 million barrels of oil, or 6% of overall U.S. production.

Allied intelligence confirmed that Nazi Germany was developing “vengeance” weapons, including the V-2 long-range rocket, at Peenemünde on the Baltic Sea.

After Iran’s Parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, Beijing’s foreign-affairs spokesperson stressed—in what looked ...

From the Manchester to the B-32, these Allied heavy bombers showcase air power's rapid evolution of purpose, design, and ...

The crossing of the Rhine River by Allied forces in March 1945 served as a pivotal moment in World War II, marking the ...

Iran is out, Russia lost a junior partner, and Europe is increasing its military, defense and security spending at levels not seen in 80 years.The post The fractured axis of ...

American citizens who volunteered for military service for Allied nations who entered World War II before the United States ...

The entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, where 63 people are being held hostage, seen in 1980. Graffiti on the wall ...

Brands begins by introducing us to a British strategic thinker named Halford Mackinder, whose analysis of a super continental ...

Now comes a new chapter in U.S.-Iran relations, whether for the better or the even worse. For nearly a half century, the world has witnessed an enmity for the ages — the threats, the plotting, the ...