Paul Newman, the Pacific and the bomb that changed the world
As an actor in Hollywood, Paul Newman supported nuclear disarmament. As a sailor in World War II, he believed the atomic bomb saved his life.
By Dave Kindy
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8 decades after Hiroshima atomic bombing, search for missing continues
When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago in Hiroshima, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural island of Ninoshima.
‘David without a slingshot’ — a daring dive into deep depths reminds us of tin can heroism
The ship was found at a depth of 20,400 feet beneath the surface of the Philippine Sea.
By J.D. Simkins
Crews of the B-17 Flying Fortress take to the sky in ‘Memphis Belle in Color’ documentary
The documentary premiers at 6 p.m EST Nov. 11 on the Smithsonian Channel, and will air multiple times this week.
The blinding of a WWII vet opened America’s eyes to the evil of Jim Crow
The brutal beating of a soldier returning home from war made an everlasting impression on President Harry S. Truman.
By Chris Lamb, IUPUI
Blockbuster ‘Midway’ sinks faster than Japanese carriers at ... Midway
Save your time and money and avoid this movie at all costs.
By J.D. Simkins
Another WWII series from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks is on the way
The series is projected to run about eight episodes long, with production costs exceeding $200 million.
By J.D. Simkins
How a businessman’s search for remains uncovered a WWII aviator who crashed in the mountains of Papua New Guinea
Seventy-six years after his plane went down in Papua New Guinea, a World War II U.S. Army Air Corps aviator is being laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday with full military honors.
By Diana Stancy
A missing pilot, a Mustang and an enduring mystery: What happened to this WASP aviator?
She flew her fighter into a fog bank on a mission in 1944 and her fellow pilots never saw her again.
By KAITLYN KANZLER, North Jersey Record via AP
‘When in doubt, lash out’: The 82nd Airborne’s crossing of the Waal River, 76 years later
The 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden was celebrated throughout the Netherlands.
Inside the hunt for Eagle 56
Like many really good sea stories, naval historian Paul Lawton’s begins with shots of 100 proof whiskey chased down by bottles of Budweiser.
By J.D. Simkins
75th anniversary of daring WWII Allied operation marked in the Netherlands
Parachutes glowing gold and white against clear blue skies, hundreds of paratroopers floated to the ground in the eastern Netherlands on Saturday to mark the 75th anniversary of a daring but ultimately unsuccessful mission that Allied commanders hoped would bring a swift end to World War II.
By Mike Corder, The Associated Press