Harry Waddingham, who has died aged 109, was the oldest known British veteran of the Second World War. Waddingham joined the ...

The best books about World War II include works of non-fiction like Man's Search for Meaning alongside post-modern novels ...

The sinking of two Mexican oil tankers by German U-boats in 1942 convinced Mexican officials they were at war with the Axis ...

GettyImages 515571980 Bettmann Dominance in air combat at low altitude demanded rapid acceleration, sharp roll and pitch ...

Fighters may have the glamour and bombers the awe, but logistics win wars. Behind the great aerial logistical effort of the Second World War was a large force of transport aircraft charged with a ...

Recognition by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission followed years of lobbying by the In From the Cold Project ...

The Tiger I’s thick armor and 88mm gun often required multiple Allied vehicles or air support to defeat. The T-34’s sloped armor and mobility shocked German forces when first encountered in 1941.

In an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian, history of education professor Jonathan Zimmerman described the period as the ...

A statement from Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's office says she and her husband were saddened to learn of Burdett Sisler's death and ...