The Imperial Japanese Army was victorious early on in the Pacific theatre. As the war progressed and the situation became more desperate for the army, Japanese soldiers started to use more sacrificial ...

When I was a kid, I was fascinated by a traditional katana my grandfather had brought home from Japan in 1945. Years later, I ...

To pay tribute to Dr Ee and other pioneers, writer Shawn Seah has penned a new series of books for children, Our Amazing Heroes. Mrs Elizabeth Choy and Captain Ho Weng Toh are the other two pioneers ...

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese American unit, is remembered for its brave actions in World War II. Despite the odds, the 442nd’s actions distinguished them as the most ...

The remains of a long-lost WWII warship have been identified after more than 80 years when it was attacked and sunk by Nazis in 1944. The ship was carrying 270 men and 100 were killed in battle.

The B-32 only flew some recon missions and engaged in some skirmishes in the closing days of WWII before being retired and ...

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last two remaining members of the 355 original Tuskegee Airmen during World ...

This year the world will mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, when Japan formally surrendered to the Allies and ended the ...

The greatest World War II movies ever capture one of the most devastating conflicts in history in historically accurate and ...

Russia's defense ministry said its troops repelled Ukrainian forces who on Thursday mounted a counteroffensive in Russia's western Kursk region. The Russian report came six months to the day that ...