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Despite the largest loss of life sustained by one family in the U.S. Navy's history, Alleta and Thomas were determined to...

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Among the challenges I faced was the growing, horrific knowledge of what Hitler was doing to my fellow Jews. I was angered...

D-day has drawn the attention of numerous filmmakers over the years. Here are ten of the best D-day films, each suggestive of...

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Japan occupied much of China before and during WWII in a devastating and brutal invasion that, by some estimates, killed 20...

James P. Connor received the Medal of Honor after leading his troops through an impenetrable wall of mortars.

The Battle of Peleliu shows that Marines never give up. Success on this battleground was measured in yards and bodies.

Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle famously led the first U.S. strike against the Japanese homeland during World War II, and...

The United States launched the Nagasaki attack on Aug. 9, 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year.