Just a couple of years after the Second World War, John Wayne starred in Sands of Iwo Jima, a movie reenacting it. At 42, the ...

The battle inspired movies and books but is perhaps best associated with one of the most famous photos of World War II -- ...

80 years ago, American and Japanese troops were locked in one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Pacific theatre in World War II: the Battle ... raising the American flag atop Mt ...

Before going to battle, Japanese soldiers were given yosegaki hinomaru—good luck flags—to keep with them on the battlefield. There are currently an estimated 50,000 yosegaki hinomaru throughout ...

Marty Connor was 18 years old when he fought all 36 days during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945. But perhaps his greatest legacy would be what happened after the war. 80 years after Iwo Jima, his ...

The bond that was the irreplaceable glue for the NATO alliance is not only being eroded, but it also is being removed.

On April 11, 1945, a Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball during the ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A Japanese pilot slammed his Zero fighter plane into the USS Missouri and ignited a fireball on ...

Dignitaries from the federal government, military officials, and families of those killed in the World War II battle of Iwo Jima traveled to Japan to mark 80 years since the U.S. wrestled control ...

Trump and his supporters are trying to purge ideas they dislike to chill the speech of opponents in public dialogue. It's authoritarian and dangerous.