Among the millions of World War II veterans were seven future U.S. presidents. Some only narrowly survived the experience.

By today's standards, Eric Fisher Wood Sr. would probably not have joined the National Guard, let alone join two armies to ...

Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila.

Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

The Six Triple Eight shares the story of an all-Black battalion of WACs that faced unimaginable challenges while serving overseas during WWII.

Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...

I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...

Naples' Geoffrey Mason produced TV coverage of '72 Olympics hostage crisis. More than 50 years later, he advised on the ...

Victor Klemperer was an eyewitness to the Dresden bombings at the end of World War II, on February 13 and 14, 1945. The renowned scholar wrote what became known as the most vivid description of the ...

The Succession Emmy winner is set to star in a series adaptation of Ira Levin’s novel The Boys From Brazil at Netflix. The ...

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set Jeremy Strong to star in The Boys From Brazil, with the Ira Levin Nazi conspiracy novel being ...

The Washington, D.C., Evening Star reported Monday, Jan. 1, 1940, that “merry crowds” had gathered in the nation’s capital to ...