"The National Service (Armed Forces) Act imposed conscription on all males aged between 18 and 41 who had to register for service. Those medically unfit were exempted, as were others in key industries ...

Nazis staying at Greenbrier during WWII were treated like aristocratic guests. They even threw a birthday party for Hitler there.

The last conscription in the UK was more than eight decades ago during World War 2 and, like back then, certain call-up ...

Malaria could be as dangerous to GIs in the Pacific theater of World War II as the enemy. To fight it, they used hammers and freon grenades.

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John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain, has died at the age of 105. He died ...

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The 442nd Regiment, combined with the 100th Infantry Battalion, is the most decorated combat unit in U.S. military history.

The miniseries, an adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s 2014 novel, will launch on Amazon Prime Video Australia on April 18.

‘Nazis, U-boats And The Battle For The Atlantic’, made for the BBC by Alleycats TV, starts on BBC iPlayer and BBC1 NI on ...

We're replacing BBC Sounds outside the UK and bringing you BBC.com, a seamless way to read, watch, and listen - all in one ...

T he Bell P-39 Airacobra was a fighter primarily produced by US-based aerospace manufacturer Bell Aircraft for the United ...