In this article, we answer your most searched for questions about World War II, covering Hitler’s motivations through to key ...

Mr. Darman, a journalist and historian, is the author of “Becoming FDR.” Eighty-one years ago this week, men from the advancing U.S. Army stood in a rain-soaked farm field in Margraten, the ...

At the start of All Creatures Great and Small Season 6, Darrowby erupts in celebration as Victory in Europe (VE) Day marks Nazi Germany’s surrender. The series captures the joy of the moment, but in ...

Arguments about history are proliferating as the postwar order led by the United States crumbles. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. In September, China held a military parade to ...

Dwight David Eisenhower was born on Oct. 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas 135-years ago. His family later relocated to Kansas. His path from a small-town in Kansas to Supreme Allied Commander in Europe ...

In December 1944 during World War II, the German army launched a surprise offensive meant to change the course of the war. This story follows American artillery officers, soldiers, and scientists ...

The discovery caused officials to evacuate 18,000 people on Wednesday, the largest such operation ever in the city, emergency services said.