From September 1941 to January 1944, Leningrad endured one of the longest and deadliest sieges in history. In just one minute ...

In early 1944, as the siege of Leningrad collapses, retreating German forces are driven into a narrow corridor leading to ...

From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the world forgot.

What I’ll never forget is where I came from. My Soviet Jewry refugee story isn’t just part of my past—it’s my foundation, my ...

Marianna Kurilovich, the former chief music editor of Channel Five, who survived the siege of Leningrad, celebrated her ...

Over the course of his career, Elie Wiesel published more than 40 works of fiction and nonfiction. Here are five of his most defining works.

First, the country was a Nazi ally; then it became a NATO stooge. The latest allegation: It’s a reckless Russia-basher that ...

82 years ago today, a U.S. Coast Guard pilot flew history’s first helicopter rescue mission. On January 3, 1944, Coast Guard Pilot Frank Erickson flew straight into the teeth of a raging storm to ...

While the Islanders blanked the Rangers on Saturday night, the real highlight came before the game, when 104-year-old Dominick Critelli, a World War II veteran, performed the national anthem on his ...

At 104 years old, Staff Sergeant Dominick Critelli is staying sharp. The World War II veteran performed the national anthem at UBS Arena on Saturday, before the New York Islanders matchup against the ...

MARGRATEN, Netherlands — Ever since a U.S. military cemetery in the southern Netherlands removed two displays recognizing Black troops who helped to liberate Europe from the Nazis, visitors have ...