Tom Czekanski recalls the story his father Alphonse told him about the friendly fire incident in Sicily.

World War II shaped the culinary experiences of Japanese Americans in incarceration camps.

“As soon as the war ended, we located the one spot on earth that hadn’t been touched by the war and blew it to hell.” - Bob Hope, Operation Crossroads by Jonathan M. Weisgall, Naval Institute Press, 1994.

In WWII’s aftermath, July 4 also became Independence Day for the Philippines in 1946.

In July 1946, the fourth and fifth atomic bombs to explode tore into a fleet of 84 ships anchored at Bikini Atoll in the name of science.

Created by the camera, photographs help tell the story of Marine Photographic Squadron VMD-254.

Jack Brukman’s journey through war: from the physical onset on Saipan to the continuous mental onslaught at home.

The story of the Hesse Heist, the theft of royal German jewels, delves into the wartime story of the Nazi elite.

During World War II, this anthem was sung by African Americans fighting fascism abroad and continuing the struggle for social justice in the United States.

Be careful about superlatives when you’re discussing military history, until you’re talking about Operation Barbarossa.