The story of the kidnapping of German Major General Heinrich Kreipe on Crete during World War II is one of patriotism and ...

The parade didn't begin until Alan Kennett, who landed in northern France on D-Day, accepted the salute from Garrison Sgt.

Legend had it that Dorothy Furey was the daughter of a wealthy banana importer. Legend had it that her family lost a fortune ...

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

In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.

Over a million Africans who were called to service by colonial powers took part in the war. Many never returned – and those ...

Europe will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Several movie stars also contributed in different roles to ...

Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ... Barbara’s Memories of World War II. Built in 529, the Abbey ...

The Best Years of Our Lives "The Best Years of Our Lives" was a surprisingly hard-nosed story about the struggles of veterans returning from World War II ... of the British Army defended an ...

As a U.S. Army medical bulletin reported from France, the “epidemic is about at an end...and has been throughout of a benign type.” A British ... to the start of World War II.