On Nov. 7, 1944, that convergence produced the only acknowledged direct combat between American and Soviet forces in World ...

The Battle of the Barents Sea should have been a triumph for Nazi Germany. Instead, it ended in the destruction of its ...

The Germans' shelling proved accurate throughout - something that surprised British naval officers. At 6.23AM, splinters from ...

Having severely lost the Battle of the Java Sea, the remaining Allied fleet prepared to leave Java behind and sail to Australia. Among the departing ships were the uss Houston and hmas Perth. The ...

In 1942, the Japanese surged through the Dutch East Indies, conquering territory at an incredible pace. By February, Japanese troop convoys advanced towards Java, as they were met by a small Allied ...

Not even three months after the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, Americans on the west coast thought they were under attack. Sirens sounded across Los Angeles in the early morning hours of Feb. 25, ...

Twelve terrorists. One cop. The odds are against John McClane... That's just the way he likes it.

At dawn on August 7, 1942, thousands of young, fierce, and tenacious American patriots stormed the shores of Red Beach, commencing the epic Battle of Guadalcanal—a roaring display of American might ...

1942 was one of those years when headlines blared of numerous battles as well as ration books. Yet, the whole time cameras also found moments of grit, profound ingenuity, and all kinds of stubborn ...

Today marks the 83rd anniversary of America’s seminal victory at the Battle of Midway—a watershed moment in World War II that set the Allied Forces on the path to ultimate triumph over forces of evil.