World War II

A novel reveals the story about a little-known C-47 rescue operation during World War II in Yugoslavia.

The wide stretches of sand that comprise the beaches of Normandy normally fill now with sunbathers and people en vacances on a June day. But for the 78th anniversary of what we know as D-Day, those same boundaries between ocean and land fill with those who honor the memory of soldiers and civilians who perished […]

A balloon used for warfare by the Japanese resulted in the only Americans to die on U.S. soil from enemy action in during World War II.

Here are some weird things you need to know to geek-out about this humble piece of infrastructure.

Walt Disney was too old to be drafted during World War II but that didn’t stop him—and Disney Studios—from contributing to the war effort. Disney’s animation studios played a crucial role in the development of military unit patches used during World War II.  The designs were handpainted on leather, and then the patches sewn onto […]

During World War II, these women were believed to be “ghost” pilots.

With the legendary WWII veteran’s passing at age 101, we reflect on his special service in the Berlin Airlift.

The U.S. Air Force has fewer than 300 active-duty Black pilots, and one just quit. Here’s why.

Decorated Air Force pilot who flew over 400 fighter combat missions between World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War passed away Sunday.

On December 20, 1941, an all-volunteer group of American mercenary pilots took on Japanese bombers in their first air combat mission to protect China.  By day’s end, the American Volunteer Group (AVG)—better known as the “Flying Tigers”—would go on to down nine out of 10 Japanese bombers in the first of many air battles in […]