World War II certainly brought the strands of world history together, with its global reach and its acceleration of the end of colonialism across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Yet despite sharing ...

Eighty-five years on from the start of the Second World War ... another global war could be just around the corner. Over the course of six years, from 1 September 1939 to 2 September 1945 ...

It started with an invasion—and spiraled into the deadliest war in history. Here’s how World War II unfolded. Liberal Vice President casts doubt on Sussan Ley's leadership of party Tourists are ...

With the bold invasion of Nazi-held Europe on June 6, 1944, the Allied forces began turning the tide in World War II. On this 80th anniversary of that date, it is good to remember that it's "one ...

On May 26, 1940, Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, began during World War II. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed a measure creating the ...

World War II is one of the most significant events in human history. It claimed the lives of millions, devastated the economies of multiple countries, and forever changed life as we knew it.

Spheres of influence never bring peace and stability. They bring oppression. World War II began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov ...