This story is part of a seven-part series exploring Ann Arbor through the decades, from the 1930s through the ‘90s. Additional stories will be published throughout the week. ANN ARBOR, MI — The 1940s ...

The USS ‘Yorktown’ was sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Battle of Midway in June 1942 and now rests at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing ...

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At the turn of the 1940s, World War 2 was in full swing, with the Allied and Axis forces doing battle across Europe, Africa, and the Pacific Ocean. The United States hadn't gotten directly involved in ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y — Representatives and friends of the Cespino-Russo American Legion Post gathered to pay tribute to World War II veterans during a heartfelt ceremony in which a plaque etched with ...

With a suggested retail price of $168,000, the record-breaking whisky will debut in a handblown decanter designed by architect Jeanne Gang. Tony Sachs has written for numerous publications about ...

The forces of major belligerents produced many iconic warbirds during the Second World War. The rotary, radial, and V-powered Focke Wulf 190, P-51 Mustang, Supermarine Spitfire, P-47 Thunderbolt, ...

The trip from Tolland to Bern Township isn’t a particularly short one. The route from the Connecticut town stretches about 260 miles, down the eastern seaboard to Newark and then west through ...

What characteristics define the best World War II movies? Is it the intensity and realism of their portrayal of the chaotic battlefield? How about the authenticity of the heroism and camaraderie that ...

These admittedly highly subjective five Best Lists are virtually guaranteed to generate controversy, as no matter how much you justify your opinions with solid objective facts, some military history ...