The untold story of the battle that helped end WW2 in Europe
Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history ...
80 years since one of the bloodiest Pacific battles of World War II
80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in ...
The Advocate6d
Letters provide look into what a WWII soldier from Denham Springs experienced
Livingston Parish history buffs got a firsthand account of a pivotal battle of World War II and learned a little about the ...
Okinawan bone digger searches caves for the remains of WWII dead
Eighty years on from the Battle of Okinawa during World War II, the remains of some of those killed are still being ...
An Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from one of the fiercest battles of World War II
As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people. Excavation is not his ...
Stars and Stripes4d
Iwo Jima veteran recalls ‘terrible, terrible’ battle 80 years after WWII
His 10 days at Iwo Jima were a “terrible, terrible experience with dead people everywhere,” he told Stars and Stripes in a ...
Military Times10d
Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from WWII battle
Takamatsu Gushiken uses a hoe to move dirt while searching for the remains of those who died during the WWII Battle of Okinawa on Itoman. (Hiro Komae/AP) ITOMAN, Japan — Takamatsu Gushiken turns ...