Adolf Hitler's army launched Operation Barbarossa, the largest invasion in history, sweeping into Russia with devastating speed. The Red Army, poorly organized and underprepared was caught off-guard ...

On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a ...

Pvt. Richard Gordon Wright, an Oklahoma Marine killed in World War II during the battle of Tarawa, was honored at a busy ...

There can be little doubt that Lewistown residents John Robert and Lillian M. Carr were thrilled by the birth of their son, ...

A two-alarm fire at Battlefield Vegas behind Circus Circus sent black smoke into the sky Wednesday just after noon.

Researchers have found the missing bow of the USS New Orleans, a WWII warship torn apart in battle, off the coast of the ...

Blindflug Studios has released their WWII base building strategy game Ground of Aces onto Steam Early Access. This release invites players to become the commander of a British air base during the ...

July 10 has been a day marked by pivotal events that have shaped the course of history across the globe.One of the most impactful events to occur on July ...

On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern England. (The Royal Air Force was ultimately victorious.) In 1509, theologian ...

Private Richard Gordon Wright, a U.S. Marine killed in the Battle of Tarawa during World War II, has been identified after 80 ...

After 80 years, researchers located the bow of USS New Orleans torn off by a Japanese torpedo during a 1942 WWII naval battle ...

Virgil E. Frahm, a lifelong Nebraskan and veteran, was recognized for his service in World War II. The governor presented ...