In 1940, just more than 11 million women were employed outside the home. By the end of World War II, that number had spiked to more than 20 million women. Part of the reason for the jump was the ...

The Second World War, also known as World War II, was the most devastating conflict in human history, altering the course of ...

“During World War II, the Montana National Guard’s 163rd Infantry Regiment fought in the Pacific Theater from 1942 through 1945 during the Southern Philippines, New Guinean and Papuan ...

In many ways, the war was a continuation of World War I, or the Great War, which had taken place 20 years earlier from 1914 to 1918, according to History.com. What started World War II?

The works of art which were confiscated, stolen, or burnt on Polish territory between 1939 and 1945 number hundreds of thousands. Here, we haven't written about those which were destroyed and lost ...

Bob DeJesus (left) of Greensburg discusses World War II history and artifacts with Jim Wojciechowski of Pittsburgh, who is portraying a U.S. Army 101st Airborne soldier during a living history ...

As such, we compiled a list of five comprehensive World World II documentaries that best tell these harrowing stories. World War II in HD. Released by the History Channel in 2009, this 10-episode ...

131 World War II vets die each day, on average; here is how their stories are being preserved. Ever since the last American veteran of WWI died in 2011, World War II has been the oldest conflict ...