A family pet charged an enemy machine gun nest during the invasion of Sicily, earned military decorations and sparked a national debate over whether a dog deserves a medal.

From the summer of 1942 until August 1944, Anne Frank, a German-born Jewish teenager, kept a personal journal of her experiences while she and her family hid from Nazi occupiers ...

In my eighth-grade literature class, we read "The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank" and "The Hiding Place," personal ...

These WWII bombs and relics were discovered in unusual places. In 2020, a WWII bomb exploded underwater as the Polish Navy tried to defuse it.

High level officials usually shy away from public discussion of Japan’s 1941 sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor.

The Walt Disney Studios and World War II exhibition at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum shows how Walt Disney supported the war effort.

Photo credit: john white The Dennison Railroad Depot Museum in Dennison, Ohio, isn’t just another dusty collection of old ...

In June 1940, as France collapsed and Britain faced the prospect of resisting the Nazis alone, Winston Churchill searched for a French leader willing to keep fighting ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — At the World War II American Experience Museum in Gettysburg, history is not only something you can see but, something you can feel. The museum hosts a plethora of events that bring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the brin k of World War III, let’s look back at World War II. WWII historian and sometimes actor Tom Hanks has a new ...

The legacy of the Bataan Death March continues to be remembered through memorials and annual events, such as the Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, honoring the ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 20, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Front page flashback: Feb. 21, 1958 ...