World War II

U.S. service members raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi in Iwo Jima, Japan, on Feb. 23, 1945. The Marine Corps is investigating whether some of the men in the photo have been misidentified.

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Marines Investigating Possible Mistaken Identity In Iwo Jima Flag-Raising Photo

8:34pm May 03, 2016

by Dana Farrington

Analysis by amateur historians has called into question the identity of some of the men depicted in the iconic World War II image and statue. Now the Marine Corps is taking another look.

During World War II, Potato Pete, a dapper cartoon spud with a jaunty cap and spats, instructed U.K. consumers on the humble tuber's many uses – not just in standards like scalloped potatoes and savory pies but also in more surprising options, like pota

Save The Fleet, Eat Less Wheat: The Patriotic History Of Ditching Bread

6:00pm February 23, 2016

by Jessica Leigh Hester

Finding bread alternatives may seem like a thoroughly modern obsession. But during both world wars, consumers were urged to give up their white bread habit for the national good.

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Arts

The Failed Coup That Led To Hitler's 'Mein Kampf'

4:33pm January 14, 2016

Adolf Hitler wrote his famous manifesto while serving time for an attempted coup that started in a German beer hall. Author Peter Ross Range says, "There was an obvious need to get his message out."

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A young woman holds a placard protesting against controversial military reform bills outside Japan's parliament in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday. Lawmakers passed two measures to expand the role of Japan's military for the first time since World War II.

Japan's Parliament Approves Landmark Laws To Expand Military's Role

3:25pm September 18, 2015

by Scott Neuman

After days of intense debate, the controversial security bills were approved allowing the Self-Defense Forces to be deployed overseas for the first time since World War II.

Japan's Emperor Akihito delivers his remarks with Empress Michiko during a memorial service at Nippon Budokan martial arts hall in Tokyo, on Saturday. His expression of

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Japan's Emperor Expresses 'Deep Remorse' For War Past

1:27pm August 15, 2015

by Scott Neuman

On the 70th anniversary of Japan's World War II capitulation, Akihito offers an unprecedented apology for the death and destruction caused by Japanese forces.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows after delivering an address marking the 70th anniversary of World War II's end for his country. Abe noted Japan's continued grief over the war, but he also said future generations shouldn't be compelled to apologize

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Japan's Abe Notes Regret And Past Apologies In WWII Speech

3:17pm August 14, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Abe stopped short of renewing apologies extended by his predecessors, and he said he doesn't want future generations to be "predestined to apologize" for the war.

Military bomb disposal experts examine an unexploded German bomb from World War II in East London. Hundreds of residents were moved out for their safety.

World News

In London, A Bomb In The Basement Stirs Memories Of The Blitz

12:04pm August 12, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

Hundreds of residents were evacuated after the World War II-era bomb was discovered at a construction site. Seniors in the area were reminded of their wartime experiences as children during the Blitz.

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Children offer prayers Thursday after releasing paper lanterns to the Motoyasu River, where tens of thousands of atomic bombing victims died, with the backdrop of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima.

70 Years After Atomic Bombs, Japan Still Struggles With Wartime Past

12:07pm August 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The anniversary of the devastation wrought by the first military use of an atomic weapon comes as Japan's government is pushing an expanded role for its military.

Survivors of the sinking of the Indianapolis are taken to a hospital on Guam after their rescue in August, 1945.

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Cost Of War: Veterans Remember USS Indianapolis, Shark Attacks

6:59am July 27, 2015

by Sarah Adams

After delivering the atomic bomb for the U.S. attack on Hiroshima 70 years ago, the Indianapolis was torpedoed and sank. Its story has been all but forgotten, but 32 survivors are having a reunion.

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In this 1942 file photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, Japanese soldiers stand guard over American prisoners of war just before the start of the Bataan Death March following the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. Some of those who survived the de

Japan's Mitsubishi Apologizes For Using U.S. POWs As Forced Labor In WWII

6:14pm July 19, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A senior executive personally said sorry to James Murphy, 94, who was forced to work in one of the company's copper mines, something Murphy described as "slavery in every way."