World War II

In a superficial world where pro athletes and Hollywood actors are sometimes considered heroes, Veterans Day exists to remind us that real heroes wore combat uniforms and kept the USA free.

Japan’s Miyazaki Airport shut down for a day, canceling dozens of flights, after a World War II-era bomb exploded underground on Wednesday morning.

A World War II veteran in Michigan celebrated his one-hundredth birthday on Saturday, surrounded by family and friends.

Police in Northern Ireland ordered the evacuation of more than 400 homes to remove what is suspected to be a World War II-era bomb.

Throughout 1863 and 1864, Confederate guerrilla leader John Singleton Mosby and his intrepid Rangers, “the South’s most dangerous men” terrorized the Northern troops in the area surrounding the Shenandoah Valley, known as “Mosby’s Confederacy.”

Twenty-seven babies from a Minnesota family have been baptized in the same gown — made from the parachute that saved their patriarch from perishing in World War II.

A World War II veteran recently celebrated a major accomplishment while surrounded by those who love him in Cowles, Nebraska.

A 98-year-old World War II veteran from Jackson Township, Pennsylvania, has had his wish of flying one more time come true.

Jack Carr discussed not only his latest book, Red Sky Mourning, but also his work on behalf of small businesses in America, with Breitbart News.

The World War II mystery of what happened to a Finnish passenger plane after it was shot down by Soviet bombers appears to finally be solved.

Nigel Farage accused Rishi Sunak of lacking patriotism after the PM left D-Day ceremonies in France early to film an election interview.

President Joe Biden exhibited awkward behavior during a D-Day ceremony in Normandy, France, on Thursday, appearing to try to sit on a nonexistent chair and seemingly departing precipitously, prompting speculation about why.

A 102-year-old World War II U.S. Navy veteran died while traveling to Normandy, France, to participate in a D-Day memorial event.

In history, as in life, we often don’t appreciate things till after they’re gone. When it was around, we took it for granted—maybe even made fun of it—and so we are caught at a loss when it goes away.  

NEW YORK — One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn’t know what he endured. No pictures or stories survive. “That part of my family’s history has been erased somewhat,” says Elba.

British paratroopers who led an historic reenactment to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day were met by French border officials immediately after they touched down Wednesday in a Normandy field.

U.S. President Joe Biden touched down on French soil early Wednesday morning ahead of Europe’s D-Day commemorations as Ukraine’s ongoing war with Russia continues to roil the continent.

Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves into now peaceful Normandy skies, opening a week of ceremonies for D-Day.

Oradour-sur-Glane (France) — A French village preserved as a reminder of Nazi cruelty since Waffen-SS troops murdered 643 people there in 1944 is in danger of decay, sparking efforts to preserve the site.

Confederate guerilla leader John Singleton Mosby and his intrepid Rangers are known for their incredibly daring feats, but they weren’t always successful. One chilly night in the winter of 1864, the Union calvary met the Confederates’ surprise raid with a bloody defeat.

Each of my thirteen books has found me. The spark for my latest bestseller ignited when I stumbled across a roadside sign in Northern Virginia marking John Singleton Mosby’s Grapewood Farm engagement.

The figurehead president of the Cuban communist Castro regime, Miguel Díaz-Canel, arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for a two-day official visit that will include a meeting with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, who has been recently inaugurated for a new six-year term as president.

A 100-year-old veteran of three wars finally received something he had been waiting for since the 1960s in College Park, Maryland, on Tuesday.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s claim his uncle — an American World War II pilot — had been eaten by “cannibals” in Papua New Guinea after crashing on the Melanesia island chain was firmly rejected Sunday by Prime Minister James Marape.

Lou Conter, the last survivor of the battleship USS Arizona which was sunk in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 102.

Observances were held in Poland to mark the 80th anniversary of the “Great Escape,” in which 76 prisoners tunneled out of a Nazi POW camp.

A World War II veteran in Austin, Texas, celebrated his 106th birthday on Monday with a huge party and his favorite sweet treat.

A World War II veteran is getting ready to marry his sweetheart near a special and hallowed place in France.

David Wells blasted a Veterans Affairs official for a recently-rescinded memo that called for the removal of the iconic WWII photo.

John Singleton Mosby, one of the main characters of this story, 161 years ago this week conducted what is considered the perfect special operation.

The “Star Trek” actor George Takei is using the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II as an all-purpose historical analogy to guilt-trip and stigmatize anyone who supports the deportation of illegal aliens. His false equivalence is both shocking and insulting in its manipulative audacity.

A charity established for the preservation of a Battle of Britain memorial has claimed to be the latest casualty in the debanking scandal.

A World War II-era bomb whose discovery prompted one of the largest peacetime evacuations in British history has been detonated at sea.

A World War II veteran in Fort Wayne, Indiana, was surrounded by loved ones Friday as they honored him on a monumental occasion.

EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen drew condemnation after posting a video which wrongly suggested the Auschwitz death camp was Polish.

Purple Heart recipient Harry Perez Cerezo decided to do something slightly different to mark his big day by spending it at Hooters.