This article and accompanying videos are part of a series that will delve into the history of the Bataan Memorial Death March ...

Behind the dreamy scenery of the HBO show’s latest location lurks an explosive story of Thailand’s involvement in the conflict and a sunken Japanese tanker Ronan O'Connell - Freelance writer As ...

A photograph from a series of images showing the tattoos of C. A. Lushbaugh, who served in the Navy in the 1920s. (USS Arizona Memorial Collection, Naval History and Heritage Command) During his third ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sitting in the kitchen of his Columbia home, 100-year-old World War II veteran Vernon Brantley shared stories over a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup with a visitor who traveled ...

This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 151. On 2 September 1945, Japanese forces officially surrendered to the Republic of China, ending the brutal occupation which began in 1937.

Time is running out for the last living U.S. veterans of World War II. At 102 years old — “103 next month,” he said with a grin — Robert Heiss spends his afternoons playing cribbage and devouring ...

If you've ever wondered, "Who is Rosie the Riveter in real life?", the answer is that she was millions of women. Rosie the Riveter wasn't one person, but she is one of the most enduring icons of ...

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 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 ...