Today, most people know the basic facts of World War II. But the six-year conflict was far more complicated than many realize. Below, read through 27 World War II facts that cover everything from how ...

The Peace of Paris – The treaties worked out in Paris at the end of World War I satisfied few. Germany, Austria and the other countries on the losing side of the war were especially unhappy with the ...

World War II history has touched down at Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport.

September 1 is the anniversary of the start of World War Two in Europe.  On that date in 1939, Nazi Germany launched an ...

During the 1944 Cowra breakout, over 900 prisoners attempted to escape from an Allied camp in Australia. The uprising resulted in the deaths of 234 Japanese men and 5 Australians Meilan Solly | Senior ...

The air war in World War II was not decided by a single aircraft, but by a combination of platforms that delivered consistent, large-scale impact across multiple theaters. Fighters, bombers, and ...

On Sept. 2, 1945, the official end of World War II came to pass with Japan’s signing of the Instrument of Surrender aboard the battleship USS Missouri. At then-Camp McCoy, Wis., the thousands of ...

SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A piece of World War Two history that became an iconic Oregon landmark is preparing to take flight once again. The “Lacey Lady,” more than 80 years after the war ended, is being ...