Allied planes in World War II were known for their distinctive black and white stripes on the top on bottom of them that ...

A Jewish World War II medic killed in action trying to save his comrades and buried beneath a cross had his headstone changed ...

Fortunately, John Wolfe Jr.'s mother saved all of his letters, and they paint a portrait of a young man whose thinking ...

When she was asked to spy for the French army, Marthe Cohn recalled decades later, she didn’t hesitate before saying yes.

Military collectibles from World War II have surpassed their status as mere artifacts and become tangible snippets of history ...

Germany is deploying soldiers beyond its border, moving troops into Lithuania to defend its European neighbor.

During her time as a spy, she was able to provide the French military with information on German positions, contributing to ...

Emma Bushee's sons were serving on six continents. At home, she waited for their letters — and tried to pray them home safe.

After becoming a stage sensation in France, the American-born Josephine Baker undertook espionage for the Allies in World War ...

It wasn't until Joe Kollmyer was in his 20s that the Texan realized his mother was the widow of a World War II bomber crewman ...

Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter of current-day conflict ...

It began with one used golf club, sent to a British military pilot detained in a German POW camp during World War II. Arriving in a Red Cross parcel but with no balls to hit, Sydney Smith had to ...