On Feb. 21, Sten Gould turns 100 years old. His wartime journals have preserved the voice of a soldier who copied Nazi morse code transmissions, walked through Hitler's bombed-out home and came home ...

A humble World War II veteran who died more than 40 years ago is about to be awarded the nation's highest honor.

Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline of World War II? Who, exactly, were the ‘Ghost Army’ in World War II? How ...

As the U.S. Army continues to evolve and transform to meet today’s mission, so too must Fort Leonard Wood’s cantonment area.

In 1937, the Army approached the Hershey Company with a blunt request: Create a high-calorie chocolate bar that's ...

In 1942, during the darkest days of World War II, Lieutenant Colonel Wendell Fertig refused to surrender after the fall of ...

World War II produced some of the most consequential military leaders in modern history.

“We didn’t do it for recognition. We did it out of duty to one another and to our country.” Those are the humble words of Pfc. John Wardell, 99, as he and U.S. Army Ranger veterans from World War II ...

Francisco Ybanez is celebrating his 103rd birthday on Sunday, Sept. 28, marking more than a century of life that includes service as a World War II Army veteran. The Alice resident was visited by ...

Judy and Scott Gill of Prairie du Chien, Wis., made a special visit to Fort McCoy on Dec. 2 to deliver 26 vintage photos of Army activities around then-Camp McCoy during World War II and before. Judy ...