Shizuyo Takeuchi, 94, says her mission is to keep telling the history she witnessed in 1945 at 14, speaking out on behalf of ...

When the Wright brothers finally succeeded in getting their flyer airborne, many didn’t believe they had really done it.

War has never been good for anyone. It brings massive destruction, affecting several countries in countless ways. World War I ...

Alexis Dudden on the firebombing of Tokyo and on post-war struggles to keep it remembered ...

In the 80 years since the U.S. attacks on Japan, no other country has used a nuclear weapon in war. That remarkable record could soon be broken and all progress lost.

These two books describe how American doctors were linked to troubling events during World War II that raised thorny moral issues around medicine and war.

The film chronicles the life and presidency of Harry Truman, highlighting his journey from a Missouri farm boy to becoming ...

A memorial service was held on Monday at a park facility in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, marking the 80th anniversary of a massive ...

Historians often suggest that America’s super-weapon forced Hirohito to surrender in 1945. Look closer, and the truth is more complex ...

The director of a NATO research group told BI the crisis scenario she's most worried about at present.