The bronze eagle was retrieved from the Graf Spee in 2006 Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou Friday announced that the bronze eagle retrieved from the wreckage of the German World War II ...

A painting worth tens of millions of dollars was stolen by the Nazis during World War II and the fight to get it back ...

A submarine that sunk during World War II has been discovered off the Pacific Coast, Russia's Pacific Fleet said Monday. The ...

The tight, dim corridors of a submarine echo with the sounds of survival. It’s not a scene from a Hollywood film—it’s The ...

NAOSHIMA, Kagawa Prefecture—A serious bicycle accident has raised concerns among local authorities ahead of an international art festival on Naoshima, an island known as the “sanctuary of ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, and Empress Masako, center, are escorted by a member of Japan Self Defense Force as they arrive at the island of Iwo Jima, now officially called Iwo To in Japan ...

The coal mine, located on what is known as “Battleship Island,” is part of the “Sites of the Meiji Industrial Revolution,” which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2015.

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The dawn watch had been as pacific as the ocean at their feet. Rousted by an alarm clock, Pvts. George E. Elliott Jr. and Joseph L. Lockard had awakened in their tent at 3:45 in the caressing ...

A new documentary explores the tragic final night of the RMS Titanic with the most detailed digital reconstruction of the ...

A participant offers a flower at a memorial service for those who died aboard the battleship Yamato, on Monday in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture. The Yomiuri Shimbun 14:35 JST, April 7, 2025 KURE, ...