Jedburghs in front of a B-24 just before night takeoff. Area T, Harrington Airdrome, England, circa 1944. (National Archives) From land, sea and air, the Second World War was truly one of the first ...

When most people think of the Pacific Theater of World War II, they envision tropical islands, heat, and jungle combat. However, the 18-day campaign in May 1943 to retake a remote Aleutian island from ...

BEIJING, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Defining the war's nature remains fundamental. Both the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and WWII as a whole represented a ...

NPR Battle for history: China's WWII anniversary rekindles legacy debate A military parade in Beijing marking the end of World War II will draw leaders from around the world. It's an opportunity for ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ethelene Whitmire about her book, "The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram," about a queer American Black man who went to Europe as World War II began, and stayed. Reed Peggram ...

As Imperial Japanese soldiers scour the streets, a group of civilians in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing seek refuge in a small photography studio. Developing photographs taken throughout the city ...