By ignoring the thousands who died in the Pacific, Trump shortchanges history and deprives us of lessons we need to learn.

Selected by Jonathan Horn, the author, most recently, of “The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic ...

The Americans did not discover until after the war how well informed the Japanese commanders of these islands were. Details of American attacks on Saipan and in the Philippines were known to the ...

Since this brought an end to the final theatre, Victory over Japan Day (or VJ Day) marks the official conclusion of World War ...

AP reporters and photographers chronicled the Nazis' historic defeat 80 years ago this week. Allied forces brought World War ...

World War II veteran Colin “Russ” Gibbins says he’s still “fighting fit”, even as he prepares to turn 100 this weekend.

World War II was a war like no other in the magnitude of its effects ... Many on the left in Spain are convinced that it began in 1936 with General Francisco Franco’s overthrow of the republic, ...

Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, will mark the end of World War II in Europe as the New York ...

European countries, including Germany, are commemorating the end of World War II on the continent ... racism and the far right in general across Europe. Follow DW's blog for the latest on Thursday ...

Selected by Jonathan Horn, the author, most recently, of ‘The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines.’ Share ...

The Department of Defense is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, one the great ... U.S. and Filipino forces—General Hospitals 1 and 2. More than 1,200 battle ...