The European Union (EU) is one of the most significant political and economic unions in modern history, but its formation and growth are often overlooked in the grand narrative of world history. This ...

It's been 80 years since the cities of dust and ash clouds hanging over Europe. Today, World War II and the fields of killing are memories set in the certainty of statues and headstones. But as a war ...

The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest fight in the Pacific theater in World War II, with tens of thousands killed across both sides.

Human remains discovered on Okinawa in 2004 have been identified as those of a Japanese soldier, marking the first time DNA alone was used to confirm the identity of a casualty from the Battle of ...

If you've ever noticed the aluminum look of some planes from World War II, here's the reason.

Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history buffs. British, Canadian and American forces took off mostly from Essex ...

An estimated 240,000 people were killed or went missing in the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. Eighty years later, the scars remain, allowing visitors to get up close and touch history.

Brad Lendon/CNN via CNN Newsource A World War II-era textbook on display at the Okinawa Prefectural Archives uses military images to teach elementary school students how to count.

80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs By CNN Newsource Published April 1, 2025 5:40 am ...