Learn all about the major events of World War II from 1918 to 1942. ... World War II Major Events Timeline . ... Japanese expansion in the Pacific is thwarted near Midway Island, ...

The team from Pacific Wrecks, which discovered one of the most famous World War II aircraft in Papua New Guinea, P-38J “Marge” 42-103993, assigned to Richard I. Bong, America’s ace of aces.

Italy's history as an Axis power during World War II under Fascist Benito Mussolini is well-known. But a story less told is the Italian government's impact on its citizens—Jews in particular.

World War II veteran William A. Wynne stands next to the memorial for his Yorkshire Terrier, Smoky, in Cleveland, Ohio's Rocky River Reservation in 2005.

A submarine that sunk during World War II has been discovered off the Pacific Coast, Russia's Pacific Fleet said Monday. The Malyutka-class submarine went missing during the war in the Peter the ...

Navy divers comb a Pacific graveyard, seeking lost World War II airmen. An elite team dived 200 feet underwater in search of the crew of ‘Heaven Can Wait,’ a bomber shot down off New Guinea in ...

By Alex Hevesy April 2, 2023 4:48 pm EST U.S. Navy In the European Theater of World War II, the P-51 Mustang was the top aircraft when it came to shooting down or otherwise nullifying Axis airpower.

Post-World War II and the Korean War. Following the war, B-29s were adapted for other functions, including in-flight refueling, anti-submarine patrol, weather reconnaissance, and search and rescue ...

A submarine that sunk during World War II has been discovered off the Pacific Coast, Russia's Pacific Fleet said Monday. The Malyutka-class submarine went missing during the war in the Peter the ...