The medal was pinned close to Cyril Emmerich’s heart. It was appropriate. The 97-year-old World War II veteran loves his country. Emmerich, of Overbrook was presented with France’s National ...

Novelist was born in Paris two months after World War II to father with Jewish-Italian origins and Belgian actress mother who met during the occupation By Karl Ritter , Malin Rising and AFP 9 ...

Italy, the spring of 1944. The American 5th Army had invaded months earlier, but found itself stuck in a stalemate against Italian and German forces in the winter months.

During World War II, the Liberation of Paris Saved the French Capital From Destruction Adolf Hitler wanted Paris razed. Dwight D. Eisenhower wanted his troops to stay out of the city.

The next four months would see some of the most savage fighting of World War II.” On June 5, 1944, the Allied troops arrived in Rome to cheering crowds. Soldiers received wine and flowers.

Victories in World War II weren’t just achieved by men. A cohort of courageous women worked as spies and operatives in intelligence agencies around the world, risking their lives to seek out ...