HPR talked to USS Battleship Missouri Memorial curatorial assistant Molly Hagan about the practice called Yosegaki Hinomaru, ...

Mavis Batey was a pivotal codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War II, notably breaking crucial Italian and German codes, which influenced several key naval battles and intelligence operations.

World War II is, easily, one of the most well-trodden ... from a bomber just moments before you launch a full salvo from a battleship. Send diesel-powered mechs to slaughter fascist scum and ...

The cancellation of the Montana-class battleships during World War II was not a missed opportunity but a wise decision by the U.S. Navy. Although these ships were designed to be the largest, most ...

The B-17 Flying Fortress earned its legendary status as the bomber workhorse against Germany and occupied territories during ...

The horrors of World War II have been long chronicled in the annals of videogame history, from all-out war games like Call of Duty and Battlefield to more strategic offerings such as Hearts of ...

Doucet, 95, joined the U.S. Army just before the end of World War 2 along with his twin brother. “He was in the military and that’s all I have to say because they never put us together,” he ...

The North African Campaign of World War II, spanned from 1940 to 1943, was a pivotal theatre of war that tilted the balance ...

For eight decades, the disappearance of the Trooper remained an enduring World War II mystery. Now, however, shipwreck hunters think they’ve discovered what happened to the submarine—and the ...

What characteristics define the best World War II movies? Is it the intensity and ... and footage of the USS Texas -- a battleship that participated in the historical assault -- were also used.

Kyodo via AP Images Eight decades after World War II, an American bomb left over from the conflict exploded at a regional airport in Japan. Though the blast left a large hole in a taxiway and led ...

The medals of a war hero who was one of the few men to escape out of Colditz Castle have sold for £48,000. Commander Billie Stephens was sent to the infamous prison camp after being captured in ...