Harold "Bud" Pressel was injured when he bailed from his B-24 after it was struck by flak over enemy lines in 1944. He's ...

A Greek fisherman in Heraklion, Crete was faced with an unprecedented sight when he discovered parts of a WWII plane in his ...

From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the ...

The kamikaze suicide plane was a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat by a desperate Japan. But its fatal flaw doomed its ...

The fierce shark teeth on some warplanes have their roots in World Wars I and II, and they continue on today. Here's why ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B Roberts.

Not every plane was speedy, however. Some were slower but sturdier, able to withstand battle damage without going done. For ...

According to most historical records and accounts, World War II caused an estimated 70 to 85 million fatalities worldwide.

Battalion Sgt. Major Jim Mardin served in the U.S. Army in an anti-aircraft unit, disembarking onto Omaha Beach in Normandy ...

During World War II, the company that has grown to become an entertainment, theme-park and merchandising empire today created ...

The Naval Aircraft Factory N3N was designed and built at roughly the same time as the Stearman PT-17, a more famous biplane ...

U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Loring E. Lord was 28 and served as a gunner aboard an A-26B “Invader” on a bombing mission ...