Two months after the war ended, Confederate soldiers destroyed a fleet of Yankee ships, which were harvesting bowhead whales ...

By today's standards, Eric Fisher Wood Sr. would probably not have joined the National Guard, let alone join two armies to ...

Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th ...

Ten women in the group, known as the 6888th Battalion, were from Connecticut and left a lasting legacy in the state. Mary ...

Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.

Larry Chambers' orders saved lives by pushing helicopters into the sea during the end of the Vietnam War. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In April 1975, as the North Vietnamese closed in on Saigon, Americans ...

A vast archive of letters sent by relatives of soldiers missing in World War One seeking the help of Spain's King Alfonso ...

I knew my mom was a WAC (Women’s Army Corps) but didn't know the details or historical significance until Tyler Perry released 'The Six Triple Eight' ...

WWII veteran Tony Battaglia, who served as a medic in the Aleutian Islands Campaign and later moved to Honesdale, died Friday at age 100.

Craig’s response was to signal his men back to the modest cover of the hill crest while he advanced, firing his carbine to ...

The San Antonio chapter of Tuskegee Airmen is asking the city to rename a section of Iowa Street as Tuskegee Airmen Way in honor of America’s first Black milita ...

Find out more about some of Knightshayes' trees in the Formal & Woodland Garden with "Trees of Knightshayes". Discover fun facts, fascinating folklore and how to identify certain trees.