Harry Olmer, who has died aged 98, was a Holocaust survivor brought to the United Kingdom after the war as one of the ...

Belleau Wood is where the Marine Corps became the legend we know of today. It's the battle that gave birth to the term "Devil ...

In 1776, the United States of America as we know it declared independence. And from the 18th century to today, the country ...

Discover a few interesting things you might not know about Victory in Europe Day, May 8, 1945—from royal princesses in conga lines to Stalin's demanding a second Nazi surrender.

A chicken once lived for 18 months without a head. Mike the chicken’s incredible feat was recorded back in the 1940s in the ...

NONNWEILER, Germany — When Sgt. Lamar Porter arrived in Germany in 2023, he thought he’d have to spend Christmas alone. A member of the 16th Sustainment Brigade, Porter had just been assigned to the U ...

On Dec. 16 1944, German artillery opened fire on an inexperienced American division that had been at the front for less than a week. Within 72 hours, two entire regiments of the 106th Infantry ...

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. Nearly four ...

American Kaiserlautern supporter Dr George Brown, second left, with other fans of the German club Dr George Brown; Uwe Anspach/Getty Images Life as the child of military personnel is often a nomadic ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Boris Pistorius, Germany’s defense minister, is pushing to expand its military in case tensions with Russia escalate. That’s tricky in a country where the Nazi era casts a long shadow. By Christopher ...

BERLIN — Germany’s parliamentary budget committee has approved 11 major defense procurement projects worth more than €2.5 billion ($3 billion), bringing the country’s tally on equipment spending for ...