On August 9, 1945, clouds over Kokura forced a US bomber to switch to Nagasaki, where a sudden break in the sky led to a ...

The year 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. British popular historians James Holland and Al ...

TAMPERE, Finland — (AP) — The Moomins, Finland's most lovable literary cartoon family, are celebrating their 80th birthday ...

Though spared from actual warfare, the tank’s role in deterrence and crisis response was crucial, influencing global military ...

A conversation with historian James Holland on his latest book with Al Murray, "Victory '45: The End of the War in Eight ...

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In the midst of the Second World War, the Soviet Union were cranking out hundreds of brand new IS-2 heavy tanks. However this vehicle had flaws, and work was underway on a replacement. Or, to be more ...

Major events for the week of Sunday, Aug. 3, through Saturday, Aug. 9, include Columbus’ voyage, Jesse Owens’s Olympic ...

How women played a crucial role in halting Hitler’s terrorizing V2 rockets, the weapons that reshaped modern warfare.

A new book that chronicles the life of a refugee boy and his family during and after World War II is available for purchase on Amazon.

This week, we take one final look back at July of 1945 – 80 years ago. As usual, the week’s newspaper contained a mix of sad and heroic tales about the soldiers of World War II. On the home ...

Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an attempt to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West. It became a symbol of East/West ...