This story is part of a seven-part series exploring Ann Arbor through the decades, from the 1930s through the ‘90s. Additional stories will be published throughout the week. ANN ARBOR, MI — The 1940s ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from The History Channel: Battle of Britain – World War II 1940 A flight combat game that takes place during the Battle of Britain in 1940, World War II Games ...

Parachutes were crucial in World War II for dropping troops behind enemy lines. This supported military missions, including D-Day in France, when more than 13,000 U.S. paratroopers parachuted into ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Ultimately, the most crucial consequence of surrender at Dunkirk would have been not manpower and morale, but timing. Between June 1940 and the second half... Here’s ...

On April 9, 1940, Nazi tanks stormed into Denmark. A month later, they blitzed into Belgium, Holland and France. As Americans ...

The USS ‘Yorktown’ was sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Battle of Midway in June 1942 and now rests at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean A crew exploring the final resting site of a U.S. Navy ...

People were able to go aboard the World War II era USS LST 325 landing ship that was docked at the levee along the Ohio River in Marietta on Sunday. The ship has been in Marietta since Wednesday with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Behind the familiar history of World War II lies a forgotten front, lined with unsung heroes in the battlefields of China whose ...

The USS ‘Yorktown’ was sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Battle of Midway in June 1942 and now rests at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing ...