In honor of Pearl Harbor Day, we are publishing an excerpt from National Geographic's Atlas of World War II. This new book tells the full dramatic story of WWII through maps, including rare ...

On 7 December 1941, the world was transformed in the space of one morning. The Japanese launched a surprise attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. It aimed to weaken the US ...

The Navy announced it has awarded an $8 billion mega contract to 11 companies — including both local and mainland contractors ...

Japan authorized war preparations on July 2, 1941. Planning for the attack on Pearl Harbor began. (The women codebreakers of World War II helped end the war.No turning back. On November 26, 1941 ...

More than 80 years ago, the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on U.S. naval and air bases at Pearl Harbor on Oahu caught America off guard and marked the beginning of the Pacific War.

A Ukrainian drone swarm costing thousands of dollars appears to have caused billions in damage—just as Trump advances a $175 billion missile shield critics call outdated.

This attack, named Operation Spiderweb, has been compared to Japan's attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor in 1941 during World War II. Andrii Kovalenko, ...

See the latest World War II stories from Task & Purpose. See news, trends, ... Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106 Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106. By Nicholas Slayton.

BERLIN — Some 20,500 people were evacuated on Wednesday from the city of Cologne, in western Germany, as explosives experts prepared to defuse three unexploded World War II bombs found during ...

World War II veterans return to Normandy's beaches for the 81st D-Day anniversary, with about two dozen mostly centenarian former servicemen receiving warm welcomes from local French people.

The German city of Cologne has finished evacuating 20,500 people, its largest evacuation order since World War II, after officials defused three massive, unexploded bombs.

World War II Weekend concludes Sunday, running from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are available at the gate. Originally Published: June 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM EDT. Share this: ...