From battlefield messengers to search-and-rescue legends, these dogs saved lives in the chaos of war. Their courage earned them the highest honor an animal could receive—the Dickin Medal.

During World War II, homing pigeons played a crucial role as secret agents, delivering vital intelligence from Nazi-occupied ...

More than 100 people gathered in Texas on Saturday to bury First Lt. Charles “Woody” McCook, a World War II pilot whose remains were recently identified.

Imagine being a college graduate in history and then deciding to seek an education. That’s exactly what young John Kessell ...

Did you know that the Purple Heart is America’s oldest military award? In 1782, although the Revolutionary War was basically ...

The first player from Great Britain to reach the US Open final was Wilberforce Eaves. Despite being born in Melbourne, Australia, he represented the United Kingdom and he made his name by reaching the ...

I Saw the World End by Es Devlin and Machiko Weston. Image courtesy of Es Devlin To mark the 80th anniversary of the bombings ...

A blue plaque has been unveiled to commemorate a war hero and to mark his legacy. John Henry Smythe, known as Johnny left ...