While the Overlord operation was a combined effort of land, sea, and air forces, the amphibious assault plan was given the code name Neptune.

In the annals of US Marine Corps history, few battles resonate like that of Iwo Jima. 

The National WWII Museum strives to preserve the legacy and lessons of World War II through the stories of those who experienced the war,...

The Allied capture of Rome in June 1944 marked the fall of the first Axis capital but was ultimately overshadowed by the D-Day landings in Normandy.

The Ruhr Pocket campaign of April 1945 ended Germany's hopes—and established the US Army.