Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline of World War II? Who, exactly, were the ‘Ghost Army’ in World War II? How ...

On the 7th of December 1941, the Japanese launched their surprise military strike on the United States naval base at Pearl ...

The seven soldiers were kicked out of an ROTC program as World War II began. Last week, they were commissioned as Army officers eight decades later.

Francisco Ybanez is celebrating his 103rd birthday on Sunday, Sept. 28, marking more than a century of life that includes service as a World War II Army veteran. The Alice resident was visited by ...

Judy and Scott Gill of Prairie du Chien, Wis., made a special visit to Fort McCoy on Dec. 2 to deliver 26 vintage photos of Army activities around then-Camp McCoy during World War II and before. Judy ...

This video explains what happened to U.S. Army tank units before the creation of the Armored Force and why the transition into World War II was so chaotic. It breaks down how pre-war Infantry and ...

(WASHINGTON) — “We didn’t do it for recognition. We did it out of duty to one another and to our country.” Those are the humble words of Pfc. John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from ...

Agnes Lowe may have turned 100 but she’s still got work to do. She’s advocating for long-overdue recognition. Lowe is pushing lawmakers to finally recognize those who served in the U.S. Cadet Nurse ...

American soldiers and German troops fought Waffen-SS units together in Czechoslovakia on April 28, 1945. The mission was to rescue some of Europe's rarest horses before the Soviet Red Army arrived.

A West Sacramento Veteran celebrated his 100th birthday.

“We didn’t do it for recognition. We did it out of duty to one another and to our country.” Those are the humble words of Pfc. John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from World War II ...