News

In a first, explorers at WWII shipwreck discover aircraft from legendary Battle of Midway
The most surprising find was the first-ever discovery of underwater aircraft that had flown on the Midway battlefield, NOAA ...
The Forward15h
Hidden in a famous WWII photo, two heroic Jewish stories
The Elbe Day picture captured American and Russian armies uniting against the Nazis – and cemented two Jewish soldiers in ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN18h
US reviving WWII airbase that launched nuclear bombs on Japan sparks local concern
A former airbase used by the United States in World War II to drop the two atomic bombs on Japan’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki is ...
Bradenton Herald19h
WWII dive bomber found on Pacific floor — with a bomb still attached, NOAA says
The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle of ...
Dark Seas on MSN19h
The Deadly WW2 Clash to Control this Exotic Island
Madagascar, under Vichy French control, became a critical focal point in World War II due to its strategic position and ...
Croatia commemorates victims of WWII concentration camp where tens of thousands perished
Croatia has commemorated the victims of a World War II concentration camp where tens of thousands of people perished in the ...
Opinion
To counter China in Southeast Asia, take Indonesia seriously
The news that Russia is seeking to station air-force planes in Indonesia was sensational, instantly denied and almost certainly true. Although it’s a characteristically murky tale, it carries lessons ...
Did we back the wrong war in the ’60s? Now Putin’s Russia is knocking on the door
Instead of backing West Papuan nationhood 60 years ago, Australia joined the US in suppressing Vietnam’s. Are national security chickens coming home to roost?