In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.

Examine Hope's impact and why President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked some of ... Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and World War II is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App ...

The events surrounding the end of WWII cemented Mongolia’s national independence and sovereignty. Mongolian troops march in a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi ...

The North Africa campaign took place primarily in the geographically strategic nations of Libya, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia.

World War II also produced the United Nations, whose key objectives were to safeguard the sovereignty of countries and to prohibit armed aggression and territorial conquest. The UN was very much U.S.

Miller, who had begged his widowed mother to let him enlist in the Navy after graduating from East Aurora High School at age ...

May 9, 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945, the most important and ...

Examine Hope's impact and why President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked some of Hollywood's top radio and movie stars to hold a microphone instead of a gun in the war.

We're safe. [ Singing in native language ] ♪♪ ♪♪ >> We are honored to have one of our World War II veterans. He is with us today, going back through Guam. And I'd like to extend our ...

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, it didn’t take long for the country to shift its focus to the war effort.

Young people are unlikely to respond as enthusiastically to a call to serve their country as members of the World War II ...