From the ashes of World War II, President Harry Truman helped create global institutions that have defined international ...

One of the strangest armored vehicles of World War II, the Kugelpanzer—or “ball tank”—remains shrouded in mystery. Captured ...

Fighting a global war can force every side involved to get creative in gaining an advantage over its adversaries. This ...

Deep in enemy waters, a single American submarine hunted its target: Japan’s most critical warship. What happened next ...

Since 2000, the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project has gathered roughly 121,000 submissions of veterans’ personal ...