Long before he was dueling Darth Vader in Star Wars, Sir Alec Guinness starred in this tour de force WWII film as Colonel Nicholson, a British POW who, with his unit, is tasked with building a railway ...

Roosevelt at the height of World War II The Lost Memoir of a Hiroshima Survivor Was Rediscovered. Now, It Will Be Published ...

The Ghost Army was one of the most extraordinary and unconventional units of World War II. Officially known as the 23rd ...

What could be more interesting and profound than watching a 20-part docuseries about the Second World War? How about if Tom Hanks was the narrator? That's exactly what you get with this new dissection ...

History is easy to underestimate until you realize how much of the modern world was shaped by decisions made decades ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: If you gave me one guess as to who would be executive producing a 20-part documentary series about World War 2, I’d confidently say Tom Hanks. And I’d be correct! On ...

If you’re a history buff, you’ll want to press play on Tom Hanks’ new 20-part documentary about World War 2. Now streaming on the HISTORY website, World War II with Tom Hanks “reexamines World War II ...

Told that I was watching a 20-part series with Tom Hanks about World War II, a friend reacted with something short of amazement. (“Tom Hanks? World War II? You’re kidding!”) OK, the actor does have ...

In World War II, both Germany and Japan surrendered unconditionally. As the World War I armistice was being negotiated, Germany won small concessions, but the allies generally imposed their will, an ...

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Gotha became Bulgaria’s king at 6 and its prime minister at 64.