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Missing World War II airman's Zippo lighter reunited with family after 80 years
Eighty years after a U.S. airman went missing in World War II, his family has received a token to remember him by.
China, North Korea and Russia represent biggest security challenge since World War II, Japan says
Japan is facing its most severe security environment since World War II as three potential adversaries in East Asia – China, ...
‘Utterly foolish’: 12 hours before World War II ended, the US firebombed this Japanese city
Almost 90 US B-29 bombers dropped about 6,000 tons of napalm on Kumagaya, Japan, on the night of August 14-15, 1945. Eighty ...
Erotic mosaic, stolen by German officer in World War II, returned to Pompeii
An erotic mosaic stolen from Pompeii by a Nazi captain during World War II was finally returned to the ancient site on ...
World War II soldier, POW from Detroit identified, recovered
Kenneth L. Kramer, 20, a private in the United States Army Air Force, was accounted for on June 30, according to the Defense ...
Defense Department acknowledges mistake in identification of World War II soldier
The man was actually from Washington state. Officials added there now are no plans to bury his remains in Holly, which the government had indicated was expected to occur in October.Start the day ...
Roman-era mosaic panel with erotic theme that was stolen during World War II returns to Pompeii
An mosaic panel on travertine slabs from the Roman era has been returned to Pompeii after being stolen by a Nazi German ...
Remains of World War II soldier from Detroit identified, to be returned home for burial
The remains of an Army private from Detroit who died as a World War II prisoner of war in the Philippines have been ...
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A New History of World War II
Paul Thomas Chamberlin’s book, Scorched Earth, recasts the conflict as a brutal struggle for survival among declining and ascendant imperial powers.
I spent the night on a World War II submarine Airbnb that can sleep 65 people in sailors' bunks. Take a look inside.
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum allows guests to sleep on the USS Cobia, a World War II submarine it lists on Airbnb.
Dear Abby: My dad said he was a World War II hero ... he wasn’t.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Missing bow of World War II cruiser found after 83 years
On Nov. 30, 1942, the USS New Orleans was in the middle of a pitched battle off of Guadalcanal. A Japanese torpedo scored a ...