Any war brings unimaginable suffering, but World War 2 in particular was one of the most horrifying periods in human history. Millions of lives were lost, and atrocities were committed on a scale the ...

World War II, the world's deadliest international conflict, left almost 80 million people dead. Here's what started it and why it ended in 1945.

The movie holds an astounding 99% Rotten Tomatoes rating. As the website's critics consensus put it: "An undisputed masterpiece and perhaps Hollywood 's quintessential statement on love and romance, ...

Focusing on the Pacific Theater of World War 2 -- in particular the Battle of Mount Austen in Guadalcanal -- The Thin Red Line is a soaring, philosophical war poem directed by Terrence Malick, who ...

World War II has an extensive and complicated history that many historians and scholars still debate today. It is widely believed that the war began on September 1, 1939 when Germany invaded ...

A Woonsocket native who was wounded driving a boat full of soldiers onto Omaha Beach on D-Day will receive an award the World ...

On June 4, 1944, the US Navy captured its first German submarine. Now it's displayed at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science ...

Kate Winslet stars as World War II photographer Lee Miller in the new movie 'Lee,' in theaters Sept. 27. The movie also features performances from Josh O’Connor, Andy Samberg, Andrea Riseborough ...

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced this week that U.S. Army Pvt. Henry J. Smith, 27, of Fulton, New York, who ...