The Second World War ended eight decades ago this summer. But its specter looms large today. The war ended empires, upended ...

President Harry Truman announced Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to end World War II. In several ...

A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded ...

BENXI, China (AP) — Eighty years after the end of World War II, Japan and China are marking the anniversary with major events ...

The doomsday coming to the French town of Saint-Lô was to be of biblical proportions. The Allies had to warn the town’s ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan is paying tribute to more than 3 million war dead as the country marks its surrender 80 years ago, ending ...

A pilot who never flew on a suicide mission during World War II, Mr. Sen went on to become a grandmaster of Japan’s tea ...

Eighty years have passed since the end of a war that brought Japan to the brink of destruction and claimed countless lives in ...

In just 30 seconds, we use Google Earth to visualize the entire course of World War II. From the initial invasions to the final surrender, this rapid journey maps the key battles, shifting fronts, and ...

Anderson, of Dover, passed away on Aug. 1, at the age of 102. To recognize Anderson's lifetime of service, Governor Meyer ...

Japan on Friday marked the 80th anniversary of its surrender in World War II, as the aging of survivors and ongoing global ...

Cam Pelletier was a 23-year-old serving in the Navy in the South Pacific in August 1945 when President Harry Truman announced that Japan had surrendered ending World War II.