Some websites on retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the Air Force's first female fighter pilot, and the World War II-era ...

The Treaty of Versailles, which was signed on 28 June 1919, was intended to bring peace following World War I — but instead ...

Army 1st Lt. Jack Treadwell single-handedly took out six German pillboxes and captured 18 enemy soldiers during World War II.

II, and were the only ones allowed to take on a combatant role by the British Army. However, many of them have been forgotten These women were active throughout Nazi-occupied Europe, but most women ...

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

It was thanks to former WWI pilot Tommy Hitchcock that the P-51 entered U.S service — and changed the skies over Europe ...

When World War II started, Africa was (save for certain exceptions) a tapestry of colonies. A third of the continent’s ...

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

The military removes a web page honoring the Hawaiʻi unit's World War II exploits and its thousands of Japanese-American ...

Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history buffs. British, Canadian and American forces took off mostly from Essex ...

“Shikata Ga Nai” – a Japanese phrase meaning “It cannot be helped” – is also the title of a powerful, feature-length ...

IN THE early hours of Sunday 80 years ago, the Luftwaffe came calling on Darlington. A lone raider strafed the streets, targeted a train and fired ...