It’s hard to imagine what Schuylkill County families must have thought when they read the bold headline “WAR IS ON” in the ...

Historians have debated for decades whether the U.S. should have entered WWII earlier. The U.S. officially joined the global ...

In the final months of World War II, a small team of American commandos parachuted into the mountains of northern Vietnam to ...

December 8 marks the day when former US President Franklin D Roosevelt made the declaration of war against Japan before Congress. It’s also on this day that former Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin ...

World War II narratives, up for grabs. In September, China held a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the ...

Sept. 2 marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's formal World War II surrender. The capitulation was by design forceful and imposing, an absolutely made for Hollywood event — as in Hollywood documentary ...

The country’s postwar history was a remarkable story of national rebirth. Now the assumptions that underpinned the last 80 years of policy are being stressed to the limit. Japanese Prime Minister ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan paid tribute Friday to more than 3 million war dead as the country marked its surrender that ended World War II 80 years ago, as concern grows about the rapidly fading memories of ...

TOKYO — George Takei, best known for his role as starship Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu on the science fiction TV and movie series “Star Trek,” gave a Vulcan salute Thursday before speaking at the ...

China Japan WWII Anniversary FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on a screen as Type 99A2 Chinese battle tanks take part in a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan's ...