As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...

December 1944 brought an unusual warmth to the Midwest, a fleeting comfort before winter’s chill returned just in time for the holidays. Amid ration books and shortages, families improvised with ...

On a quiet European farm field once filled with military tents, a day of detecting with WW2Unknown turns into a string of remarkable finds: German dog tag fragments with readable unit and blood type ...

A focus on certain types of power foods helped the nation survive a blockade. A British shopkeeper cancels the coupons in a homemaker's ration book for the tea, sugar, cooking fats and bacon during ...

When Americans sat down to Christmas dinner in 1918, the meal wasn’t just a celebration — it was an act of patriotism. During World War I, the US Food Administration urged households to save wheat, ...

Empathy is under attack lately. The all-important ability to see the world through another person’s eyes is now being recast as something corrosive. The argument goes like this: if you’re empathetic, ...

Arms makers Rheinmetall RHM-3.40%decrease; red down pointing triangle and KNDS are set to earn billions of euros from an order for 200 tanks from the German military, adding to the windfall the ...

Seen featuring its disctinctive underfuselage fairing for the Leonardo Seaspray 7500 surface search radar, the SeaGuardian has been approved for procurement by the German Navy. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) ...

The war between a handful of senators and the Social Security Administration continues — this time, with the number of projected field-office visits next year in the crosshairs. The Social Security ...

During the bloody battle for Hurtgen Forest in late 1944, a 23-year-old German lieutenant heard a wounded American soldier crying for help in a minefield. Lt. Friedrich Lengfeld ordered his men not to ...

OGDEN — What started 11 years ago as a search to learn more about her late father's World War II service has turned into a deep dive into Weber County's role during the war for Kim Dixon. "I was ...