In March 1943, Allied air forces meticulously planned and coordinated a strategic assault in the South West Pacific. Their ...

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Isoroku Yamamoto was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Imperial Navy during the Second World War. He was a veteran of ...

Five area men were among the more than 1,000 killed in a surprise World War II German attack on an Allied port in Italy that ...

LEWISTON — After 81 years and 23 days, Allan Knepper is finally at rest. Knepper, a World War II pilot, was shot down and killed July 10, 1943. He was interred with full military honors — the sounding ...

For almost all of Paul Hankin’s life, the circumstances surrounding the death of his uncle, Sidney Burke, who was killed ...

In the minds of many Americans today, it can be difficult to fully grasp the utter destruction of land and human life the world experienced during the Second World War. However, some of the machines ...

In the world of military vehicles, there are wheeled contraptions, like say most of the troop transports, and the ones that use tracks to move along, like say tanks. And then there’s the half-breed ...

World War II restrictions cut deep into every American pantry as federal officials announced that sliced bread would be rationed on this day in history, Jan. 18, 1943. "I should like to let you know ...

World War II was the deadliest international conflict in world history, leaving almost 80 million people dead. Although the devastating impact of World War I tended to stick to the battlefield, ...