In the first hours of D-Day in World War II, thousands of U.S. paratroopers were dropped deep behind German lines in Normandy ...

In this episode of World War II Wayfinder, we travel to the tiny Norman hamlet of Holdy, just outside Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, to explore the site of Doc Legg’s 2nd Battalion, 502nd PIR aid station.

In France during World War II, German alcohol shipments helped to provide crucial intelligence for the Allies.

The 45th was the only "green" division in the invasion with no combat experience. Its 180th Infantry Regiment struggled badly ...

Empathy is under attack lately. The all-important ability to see the world through another person’s eyes is now being recast as something corrosive. The argument goes like this: if you’re empathetic, ...

Airborne units are typically the first American forces to reach a crisis zone, which means their equipment must prepare them for immediate contact the moment they land Units like the 82nd Airborne ...

Three decades after his death, François Mitterrand remains a defining yet contested figure in French politics. His biographer ...

Dec. 16 (UPI) --A German man who earned a Guinness World Record for his collection of 6,100 snow globes in 2002 revealed his collection has now grown to 11,000 pieces. Josef Kardinal broke his own ...

Bill Whitaker is an award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent who has covered major news stories, domestically and across the globe, for more than four decades with CBS News. This past ...

WASHINGTON — United States Army Soldiers proved the most lethal and combat-ready force in the world in 2025. From showcasing advanced warfighting capabilities and tactics, securing and defending the ...

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