Baskind, who landed on Utah Beach on D-Day with the 899 th Tank Destroyer Battalion, went ahead of his troops to reconnoiter their position in the Battle of Cherbourg on June 23, 1944.

The book, authored by Mary M. Cronin and Bruce Berman, is titled, “Home Front: Alfred T. Palmer’s World War II Photography.” ...

A leaked preliminary assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency on June 24 said that the damage was minimal. Whom to ...

The frame of a 1998 International 4700 medium-duty truck meets the engine of a Patton tank to create a one-off roadster ...

Charles Carpenter, also known as "Bazooka Charlie," was a US Army pilot during WWII, tasked with spotting enemy positions from the air for artillery bombardment. In 1942, Charles Carpenter enlisted in ...

As WWII progressed, tank armour and the necessity for anti-tank guns to overcome heavier armour increased at a rapid pace. The weight of the gun needed to handle the cartridge seemed to triple with ...

About two years ago I was talking with Mike, a friend of mine I've known since Ronald Reagan was still in the White House, and he asked me a question out of left field: What if we went on a tour of ...

Most days, you can find Laurent Stemkens at his busy job preparing food in a restaurant kitchen. The amiable, bushy-haired 25 ...

In the garage of Ron and Laura San Giovanni are “His” and “Her” models. His is a blue 1932 Ford roadster. Hers is a maroon ...

It settles one of two federal lawsuits against Hanford contractors accused of using taxpayer dollars to pay idle workers.

China plans to hold a military parade in September marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender. An ...

Okinawa marked the day when one of the harshest battles of World War II fought on the southern island ended 80 years ago. In ...