In this episode we go beneath the surface of the Second World War - literally - to uncover the story of Operation Pluto, the secret Allied project to lay fuel pipelines under the English Channel. We ...

Decades ago, as some of the bloodiest fighting in World War II ramped up in Europe, 19-year-old 1st Lt. Jeffersons Wiggins, along with hundreds of other Black soldiers in, were tasked with burying the ...

After pulling out of a 500-miles-an-hour nosedive, the veteran pilot, Jerry Neal, said he suddenly saw a rock bar on the English Channel 'like God put it there' ...

A coalition of retired military nurses and others is pushing to award the Congressional Gold Medal to World War II nurses.

80 years after their victory in Europe and the Pacific, heroes share stories of the friendships they made and the memories ...

As World War II veterans dwindle, Bay Area families and historians race to preserve their stories before the last voices are ...

Capt. Walter Huchthausen strove tirelessly to stop the building from collapsing and ensured it would be preserved as it is ...

Karen Finnerty didn’t know much about her late father’s time in World War II. And since his passing, Finnerty has searched for more ways to connect with her dad and his military service. She never ...

When the White House East Wing was reduced to rubble this week to make way for a lavish ballroom, a physical piece of World War II history went down with it. The modern East Wing was constructed in ...

DAYTONA BEACH — For most of the 13 years the City Island Recreation Center has been shuttered, city managers have repeatedly suggested that the World War II-era building be torn down. The ...

The History Channel has announced the return of its first and longest-running franchise via the unveiling of the three-part Modern Marvels: WWII (w/t) from Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG). Set to ...

In June 1775 in Machias, Maine (then part of Massachusetts), townspeople refused to provide the British with lumber to build barracks for their troops, resulting in the British bringing in the armed ...