The USS Snook (SS-279) was one of the most successful American submarines of World War II, sinking dozens of enemy ships ...

USS Harder was one of the most successful American submarines of World War II, sinking multiple enemy warships in a single patrol. Its aggressive tactics made it legendary among U.S. naval forces.

In the final weeks of the war, the Navy hunted down and sank five German submarines in the North Atlantic. They stopped what ...

Desperate times call for desperate measures. It's why some World War II soldiers may have gotten thrifty with their tactical ...

From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the world forgot.

Howard woke up around midnight in a hospital in Cherbourg, France. He was among the lucky ones. On that Christmas Eve in 1944, a German U-boat torpedo killed 763 American soldiers just five miles from ...

The area immediately surrounding Dickey-Stephens Park has a charm that will discourage you from searching far and wide for ...

At 102, retired Air Force Capt. Dick Nelms, who flew 35 missions over Nazi Germany in a Boeing B-17, shares his WWII ...

Even being blown overboard could not stop Cassin Young from saving his ship.

Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Greenland has done serious damage to America’s European relationships, writes retired rear admiral ...

"Involuntary parks" transform Earth’s most dangerous and contaminated sites into accidental wildlife sanctuaries.

Anita Bose Pfaff, daughter of legendary Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose, is working on a book that aims to cast light on a story long overlooked by history.