After World War II, Operation Paperclip quietly recruited German scientists to work on its most advanced weapons and space ...

And they saw that the West cheered capitalism more than democracy. And since they got the worst form of capitalism and the ...

Karol Nawrocki, a nationalist historian with an interest in the underworld, is running for Poland's presidency with the ...

Publishers are racing to churn out more historical novels about bombings, spies and young resistance fighters.

They were Japanese American soldiers, part of a storied military unit that faced down prejudice and suspicion to fight Adolf ...

Europe is marking one of its most joyous days in history. The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on the continent ...

On the eve of the anniversary of VE Day on Wednesday, a meeting between newly-elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris bore a special significance. The ...

President Trump wants to make May 8, or Victory in Europe Day, into a national holiday. NPR’s Joe Henandez spoke to veteran Harry Miller on his memories of the day Nazi Germany surrendered in World ...

Army veteran Harry Miller was stationed in Germany when the Nazis surrendered. Upon hearing the news, he recalls that ...

For the first American, the world's expectations are many. Leo XIV becomes the successor of Peter in one of the most complex ...

Chicago Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected on Thursday after four rounds of voting as the new head of the Catholic ...

V-E Day, on May 8, 1945, marked the end of World War II in Europe. But we're still learning that conflict's deepest lessons.