Harold Terens fought in World War II. He’s lived almost 102 years, celebrating his birthday a couple weeks early with family and friends in Florida. (AP Video/Cody Jackson) ...

WWII veteran Larry Pressley of Columbia SC was presented with a medal for his service. He was sent to Nagasaki after the ...

The End of the War in Eight Surrenders” by James Holland and Al Murray, explores the complex end of World War II.

As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, only a few veterans of Japan’s brutal war remain. “Never die for Emperor or country,” one advised.

Emperor Naruhito thanked Micronesian President Wesley Simina for visiting Fukushima Prefecture in March to observe the ...

July 26 marks 80 years since the 1945 Potsdam Declaration, in which the United States, Britain and China called on Japan to ...

While not having heard until recently of the ‘Hiroshima Committee’, I have no doubt the members of this activist group are ...

The Philippines' new foreign minister has said she sees no problem if Japan were to amend its pacifist Constitution to ...

This video tells the gripping story of how a US submarine successfully destroyed a rare and powerful Japanese battleship during World War II.

In their last breaths, no one shouted for the long life of the emperor,” said one veteran about his comrades. 'They called ...

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “Victory in the Pacific” Tuesday, August 5 at 9:00 pm “Take no prisoners. Fight to the bitter end.” Those were everyday words to combat troops on both... Read More ...

After the successful Trinity Test on July 16, 1945, President Harry Truman knew he would have to use the new atomic weapons ...