Howard woke up around midnight in a hospital in Cherbourg, France. He was among the lucky ones. On that Christmas Eve in 1944, a German U-boat torpedo killed 763 American soldiers just five miles from ...

Hans Rose was a German submarine (U-boat) captain during the First World War. There are several accounts, both from friend ...

The German Submarine branch of the Kriegsmarine was one of the most fear-inducing branches of the German military apparatus ...

The filmmaker does hope you watch his two-part HBO documentary, 'Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!' — but, at the moment, he'd ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the U.S. offered few details. When ...

Dark tourism involves visiting places shaped by tragedy, violence, or loss. The sites that matter most center the people ...

Oscar-winner is almost seven decades old, but fans have hailed its depiction of WWII navy warfare as 'an exemplary ...

In harrowing documentary My Underground Mother, a woman finds out what really happened to her mother in the war ...

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Down at Nuuk 's small harbor, Gerth Josefsen spoke to AP as he attached small fish as bait to his lines. He said, “I don't ...

Hanks also took centre stage in Steven Spielberg's historical drama Bridge of Spies, set amidst the Cold War. The plot ...

The Saving Private Ryan star will present the series with more than 20 episodes exploring the origins and turning points of ...