Many of the machines created during World War II were engineered with one goal in mind: to survive anything. Eight ...

The Consolidated PBY Catalina was one of the most successful American flying boats of World War II. Operated primarily by the United States Navy, it performed long-range patrols, hunted enemy ...

Our cinematic CGI animation helps bring to life 12 legendary WWII flights, flying through winter clouds and the quiet weight of Christmas during wartime. From long-range patrols by the Short ...

A humble World War II veteran who died more than 40 years ago is about to be awarded the nation's highest honor. Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds of Knoxville, Tennessee, whose defiance of German captors in ...

Across sleepy and remote islands in the Pacific, U.S. military engineers are working around the clock to revive strategically important airstrips that American troops first built under fire over 70 ...

At 104 years old, Staff Sergeant Dominick Critelli is staying sharp. The World War II veteran performed the national anthem at UBS Arena on Saturday, before the New York Islanders matchup against the ...

In the wake of World War 2, the United States emerged as an industrial powerhouse after supplying its own military and its allies with a wide array of weapons and equipment Boeing played an integral ...

Air power may have proved lethally effective during the First World War, but the technology was still in its infancy. By 1939, however, European air forces as well as North American and Asian powers ...

World War II will soon transition from living memory to documented history, with VA projections from earlier this year estimating the last veterans may be gone within the next decade. Even the ...

National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Bob Ballard revisits the Iron Bottom Sound—rediscovering vessels, and making new finds. The IJN Teruzuki fought fiercely in the first and second naval battles of ...

The discovery of a World War II bomb in Slovakia's capital during construction work prompted evacuations on Tuesday, officials said. The emergency measure covered several blocks in downtown Bratislava ...