As World War II reached its first anniversary on August 31, 1940, Britain was under crushing pressure in the Battle of Britain while Germany prepared to shift its attacks toward London. At the same ...

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 A crew exploring the final resting site of a U.S. Navy ...

A look at how the HVACR industry came together during the 1940s — highlighting the companies, technologies, and people who ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Ultimately, the most crucial consequence of surrender at Dunkirk would have been not manpower and morale, but timing. Between June 1940 and the second half... Here’s ...

WASHINGTON (WCSC) - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law a bill requiring young men to register for military service a year before America’s entry into World War II. The Selective Training ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Behind the familiar history of World War II lies a forgotten front, lined with unsung heroes in the battlefields of China whose ...

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 ...