Fort Darnet, a 19th-century fort on the River Medway, was auctioned for more than double its initial price after 40 years under the same ownership.

As Europe collapses into war, Pan Am becomes both a lifeline and a battleground, cashing in on Lisbon routes while rivals and politicians move to break its monopoly. This chapter traces Juan Trippe’s push for a government-backed flag carrier model and shows how postwar competition and new aircraft set the stage for the 707 era.

On Sept. 2, 1945, the official end of World War II came to pass with Japan’s signing of the Instrument of Surrender aboard the battleship USS Missouri.

World War II history buffs can learn new details at a talk called "The War Within a War," about the intense rivalries between the British Empire and the government of Vichy France, on Jan. 8 at the East Bank Regional Library, 4747 W. Napoleon Ave., Metairie.

On the eve of World War II, Japan secretly purchased an advanced American airliner: the Douglas DC-4E. Officially sold as a civilian aircraft, it vanished into a hidden military program designed to accelerate Japan’s long-range bomber ambitions.

Eighty years since the end of World War II, the British are recalling many battles fought on the path to victory. Yet one seldom, if ever, gets mentioned, and it was one of the most consequential—the battle to feed an island people under siege.

World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105.

Les Schrenk and Casey Bukowski already share a special bond as World War II veterans. After all, not many from the Greatest Generation are still alive. But when Schrenk, 102, and Bukowski, 101, met for the first time to celebrate Schrenk’s birthday in November, the veterans realized they shared way more in common than simply serving in WWII.

LI's Dominick Critelli, a 104-year-old WWII veteran, will perform the national anthem on Saturday night at UBS Arena.

Long before he was dueling Darth Vader in Star Wars, Sir Alec Guinness starred in this tour de force WWII film as Colonel Nicholson, a British POW who, with his unit, is tasked with building a railway bridge across the river Kwai in occupied Burma while Allied forces plan to destroy it.

This war film is more epic than the critics made it out to be upon its release, and is finding a new audience on streaming.

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