It's almost 80 years since the end of World War Two, during which Orkney became home to hundreds of Italian prisoners of war.

The weapons that were not surrendered and the truce that did not last - How both sides viewed the events of 1945 ...

May is a member of the Fort Harrison DAR chapter in Terre Haute and chairs its participation in the DAR’s statewide project “Enduring Promise.” The project aims to place personalized bricks honoring ...

It's one thing to read about years gone by between the pages of a fascinating history book. But nothing brings the past back ...

Roman Emperor Septimus Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and ...

Darby’s Rangers went missing in action during World War II, he has been accounted for and will be laid to rest.

On this day in aviation history, January 27, 1939, the Lockheed XP-38 made its first flight. Developed under great secrecy, ...

The main observances take place at the site in southern Poland where Nazi Germany murdered over a million people ...

Italy’s Meloni: Holocaust brutality ‘unparalleled’ in historyItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has urged the people of the world to fight antisemitism in a statement commemorating the 80th ...

As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with naval and air support to land behind German lines at Anzio and to cut off ...

Scores of them were later caught and were made to face trial. "The coverage of news about the trial of British Indian Army officials who rebelled against the British and switched over to Subhash ...

When Allied forces landed on the Italian coast at ... He enlisted in the Army in Pittsburgh on Feb. 23, 1942. Two younger brothers also served in World War II — George Jr. in the Army and ...