Transferred late in World War II, Japanese prisoners of war encountered suspicion in southwest Iowa before labor demands ...
The day before Armistice Day 1945, 80 years ago this month, the Pottsville Republican ran a list of Schuylkill County residents who died in World War II. Tragically, the list had 963 names on it. The ...
There are no rows of white crosses along the Satsuma Peninsula or victory memorials dotting Kagoshima Bay. No markers at beaches on Kyushu bearing names of American car brands — Buick, Cadillac, Stutz ...
The end of the war heralded a new, more peaceful world, economic worries, and release of previously censored news about Pearl Harbor blame and a wave of Japanese balloon bombs. The front page of the ...
On Jan. 21, 1945, San Diego newspapers reported a wide range of wartime activities as World War II neared its final months.
On Dec. 7, 1941, a date Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt condemned to live in infamy, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor prompted America’s entrance into World War II. On Sept. 2, 1945, about 1,365 days ...
In downtown Manila, rows upon rows of headstones are laid out on the gentle slopes of a hilltop, the largest single burial ground for US World War II casualties.
World War II officially began on September 1, 1939, with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland. The war would continue to rage in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania for six years, coming to an end in 1945.