In 1944, as Allied troops celebrated D-Day victory, a French family experienced a trauma that would be felt for generations: ...
Crosley-produced proximity fuses were the first deployed to enemy lines and responsible for the first kill of an enemy aircraft. The world's first smart bomb, produced here in Cincinnati, turned the ...
An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 12 Lebanese rescue workers inside a civil defense center in the eastern city of ...
Such hometown magazines served as a sort of collective family letter to far-flung troops yearning to get back home.
The Durham Museum has an exhibit on display that gives us a look, through one man’s eyes, some of the things he saw beyond World War I.
On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...
World War I became a crucible combining technology and personal courage as airplane pilots battled for control of the air ...
"I think seeing this showed people we have ... "This one here is my favorite," Mary said, pointing to a photo of her mother swinging a baseball bat with the catcher, another woman, crouched behind her ...
The mystery of an affectionate letter sent “from a trench” by a Second World War soldier weeks before he died has united the ...
I just felt that there was some need to give some recognition to him, so that our kids and our community can learn more about what someone did to defend our country when called upon,” the local ...
A shipwreck discovered off the coast of Scotland was confirmed to be a British cruiser sunk by a torpedo during World War I ... that an analysis of video, photos and scans confirmed the ship's ...
The state of Illinois has returned a Purple Heart medal to the daughter of a Marine who was wounded in the invasion of Saipan ...