In the final months of World War II, a small team of American commandos parachuted into the mountains of northern Vietnam to ...

The aftermath of the Second World War was incredibly chaotic and missing Japanese soldiers that turned up years later weren’t ...

Wall St. Insights Japan occupied all or part of over 20 countries during World War II. The U.S. and its allies liberated many ...

In one of World War II’s lesser-known diplomatic twists, Poland declared war on Japan despite having no direct conflict in ...

A famed Japanese destroyer sunk by U.S. torpedoes during a pivotal battle in World War II has been discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean more than 80 years after it sank, an exploration team ...

Takamatsu Gushiken turns on a headlamp and enters a cave buried in Okinawa's jungle. He gently runs his fingers through the gravel until two pieces of bone emerge. These are from the skulls, he says, ...

George Takei was among the Japanese-Americans detained at camps after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.