Discover a few interesting things you might not know about Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945—from royal princesses in conga lines to Stalin's demanding a second Nazi surrender.

Military analyst Lena Andrews debuts with Valiant Women (Mariner Books), an enlightening history spotlighting combat support by women in WWII. In addition to working in factories, offices, and depots ...

A German submarine torpedoed the S.S. Pennsylvania Sun on July 15, 1942, destroying 107,500 barrels of U.S. Navy fuel oil. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton ...

As Imperial Japanese soldiers scour the streets, a group of civilians in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing seek refuge in a small photography studio. Developing photographs taken throughout the city ...

A recent history study has been completed on the World War II (1941-1946) prisoner-of-war (POW) camp and alien internment camp that once was present near what is now South Family housing at Fort McCoy ...

This photograph of a Japanese bomb-carrying paper balloon in the air was taken over North America on July 2, 1945. The balloons are supposed to blow themselves up after releasing anti-personnel and ...

World on Fire’s plot closely follows the real-life history of WW2. The third episode of Season 2 touches on Warsaw’s Jewish ghettos, the situation of minorities in occupied France, and Britain’s MI5 ...

It's my money: My $800K inheritance is paying for a $1.6 million house. Shouldn't I decide where my husband and I live? Berkshire prepares to exit 28% stake in Kraft Heinz as new CEO aims to move on ...

The history of Hanford nuclear reservation is often centered on the enormity of its original mission of refining plutonium to power the atomic bombs that would bring WWII to an end - and the clean up ...

Top collectors on the island have amassed hundreds of thousands of artifacts — and there are still more being found. Stelios Tripalitakis holds an original rifle used during the Battle of Crete, part ...