A metal detecting trip through eastern Germany leads to a battlefield where the ground still holds the evidence of a violent World War II clash. As shell casings, machine gun parts, trench remains, ...

This video puts the focus on three German guns whose firepower changed the stakes for Allied crews on the battlefield. The ...

Of the 16.4 million Americans who served in World War II, less than half a percent of those veterans are still with us and continue to share their stories. After all these years, some of them are just ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Out of the 16.4 million U.S. soldiers who served in World War II, and the less than 50,000 still living, what are the chances that ...

The last major battle of World War II began on April 1, 1945.

Maj. John "Lucky" Luckadoo flew 25 bombing missions over Europe during the war, surviving some of the most intense air battles of the war. He became an advocate for the 100th Bomb Group's history. By ...

The M1 Garand provided US forces semi-automatic capability against enemies primarily armed with bolt-action rifles. Mass production demands made manufacturing simplicity as critical as battlefield ...

The scene of World War II propeller aircraft flying next to modern fighter jets shows how far military aviation has ...

A century ago, the great navies of the world built hundreds of battleships to project power on the high seas. Today, only 10 remain, preserved as museum ships.