During World War II, a number of important battles took place that undoubtedly changed the war’s course and that of history. Even with thousands of battles taking place between the Allied and Axis ...

A historian will lecture on the Battle of Peleliu, where US Marines suffered their largest number of casualties in WWII.

While much of World War II is remembered as taking place on land or in the sky, the battles in the water were just as important. Protecting shipping lanes, troops, and supplies was all necessary over ...

A new book from an Upstate South Carolina author is taking a closer look at an often-forgotten battle from World War II.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bereaved family prays for war victims on Monday at Japan's Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa-Prefecture. Photo by Keizo ...

From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, the Marine Corps earned its reputation for tackling some of the bloodiest battles of World War II’s Pacific Theater. What few remember is that the U.S. Army usually fought ...

An art exhibit has opened at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the battle to free the Philippine capital during World War II. Liberation of Manila: 80 ...

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) – Gerald West held the laminated sheet of paper fellow World War II combat veteran Robert Addison pulled from an old briefcase and perused the 300-plus names listed under the ...

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Greenville author George T. MacKnight releases book on The First Battle for Kesternich, a forgotten WWII clash.

TOKYO (AP) — Okinawa marked the 80th anniversary of the end of one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island. With global tensions escalating, its governor said on Monday ...