Collective moments are a fascinating thing to examine. When society fixates on something, it tells us about our internal processes and what is bothering us or drawing our curiosity. This happened in the late 1990s with the explosion in popularity of World War II movies. Half a century after the defeat of the Nazis, filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Terrance Mallick, Clint Eastwood and more began pumping out historical military projects like 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'The Thin Red Line,' 'Flags of...
President Joe Biden on Wednesday mischaracterized the circumstances of his uncle's death during World War II as he lambasted former President Donald Trump's comments about the military. "He got shot down in New Guinea, and they never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part of New Guinea," Biden said during his remarks invoking his uncle Ambrose J. Finnegan. However, U.S. military records about Finnegan's death do not mention the aircraft's...
President Joe Biden appeared to suggest that cannibals ate his uncle after he was shot down during World War II, though military records say otherwise. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden twice recalled the story of his uncle, Ambrose Finnegan, who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in the Pacific theater […]
World War II-era barracks buildings are shown resting on a new foundation April 3 and 8, 2024, after contractors moved them in 2023 at Fort McCoy, Wis.
“Irena’s Vow” is a potent reminder that the world needs heroes — those brave enough to do what’s morally right even when the risks are great.
“Irena’s Vow” is a potent reminder that the world needs heroes — those brave enough to do what’s morally right even when the risks are great.
Federal researchers working in a government lab famed for helping produce the atomic bomb during World War II are now focused on what some see as a new, equally existential threat to humanity: artificial intelligence.
Authorities say they've identified a man they believe killed a World War II veteran who worked as a milkman in a Florida cold case that dates back 56 years
"This is actually the most dangerous moment, I would argue, not just since the end of the Cold War but in many ways since the end of World War II."
Built in 1917, the De Wadden ferried coal and food through the Irish Sea to southern England between 1939 and 1945 while Hitler's infamous submarines lurked under the waves.
The then Secretary of State for War rented Park Gate, near Elham in Kent, in 1940 to give him a 'front seat' view of the English Channel and the frontline airfields during the Second World War.
World leaders called for calm and restraint in the aftermath of Iran's large-scale air attacks on Israel.