Many of America’s military bases have long histories, with many of them constructed in the 1940s during the military spending ...

Germany's U-505 submarine was the 1st warship captured by the US Navy in over a century and top secret during World War II.

Perry Dahl, one of the last living American WWII aces who shot down five or more enemy aircraft, died after a storied 37-year ...

A Pennsylvania dentist thought a “bat bomb," with 1,000 bats starting fires, would end the war faster than the atomic bomb.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

In a sleepy part of the Bedfordshire countryside, near the Cambridgeshire border, an RAF base that no longer exists played an important and largely unknown role in WW2. Secrets about wartime ...

John Galvin became an ace pilot during WWII, but his most prized award may have been his Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia. By Jon Guttman After the war, Dahl entered the U.S. Army Air Forces ...

Alaska Airlines’ history at Paine Field dates back to the 1940s. According to the airline, it made a deal with Boeing in the ...

Discover the fascinating facts and surprising timeline of the All Creatures Great and Small's author's WWII experience.