In 1940, the United States barely knew how to build tanks at all. This story follows Chrysler, a group of engineers, and a ...

The 10 worst Bombers of World War 2 ...

The USS ‘Yorktown’ was sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Battle of Midway in June 1942 and now rests at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been writing ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On July 10, 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the German Luftwaffe launched attacks on southern ...

Jeffboat built a reputation as one of the country's largest inland shipyards, and while the company is known for the massive towboats launched into the Ohio River, large World War II-era vessels also ...

From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the world forgot.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y — Representatives and friends of the Cespino-Russo American Legion Post gathered to pay tribute to World War II veterans during a heartfelt ceremony in which a plaque etched with ...

Soon after the invention and mass adoption of airplanes, governments started used them for war. Suddenly, soldiers had to watch out for flying machines spraying hot lead and dropping bombs. However, ...