What led to the sudden decline of these magnificent machines after World War II? In the 1930s and early 1940s, flying boats were the undisputed ... buffs and remind us of a bygone era when giants ...

A day after Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, New Orleans-based shipbuilder Andrew Higgins filed an idea with the US Patent ... Higgins and the Boats that Won World War II," details Higgins ...

Robert W. Boynton, 19, a West Aurora High School graduate, was murdered after his plane was shot down in Germany in 1944.

This largely unknown WWII weather station in Newfoundland was one of the only known Nazi operations that took place on North ...

The top five WWII aircraft carriers—chosen for their strategic impact and bravery—include the iconic USS Enterprise (CV-6) for its extensive combat achievements and resilience, and the British HMS Ark ...

Archive news footage shows the moment HMS Barham was struck by torpedoes in the Mediterranean during World War Two ... captured the attack by a German U-boat on 25 November 1941.

Here are the best World War II movies to educate and entertain you. Long before he was dueling Darth Vader in Star Wars, Sir Alec Guinness starred in this tour de force WWII film as Colonel ...

On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...

Professor Sönke Neitzel used secret transcripts of German prisoners of war to create a unique portrait of the mindset of soldiers during WWII. For many decades after the end of World War II (WWII), a ...

This West German movie is an adaptation of Lothar-Günther Buchheim's novel of the same name, which draws heavily from his own experiences aboard a U-boat during World War II. The film chronicles ...

Once a luxurious German ocean liner, the Cap Arcona was commandeered by the Nazis and turned into a floating concentration camp. 60 Minutes, Sunday. A U.S. bomb from World War II that had been ...