The insignia patch of the 3133rd Signal Service Company, depicting the devil thumbing his nose, is on display at “Ghost Army: ...

The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...

You've checked out World War II aviation art ...

June 20, 1941 As U.S. participation in World War II looks ... build up American air power in England. January 28, 1942: The Mighty 8th Air Force Allied forces activate the VIII Bomber Command ...

The paratroopers of "Easy" Company are possibly the most famous of WWII. Their brotherhood, forged in training and on the battlefield, has since been immortalized by HBO's "Band Of Brothers." ...

The crash, which caused about $1 million in damage (roughly $17.5 million in 2024), represented the first time that an ...

The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...

An overgrown airfield on a small island in the Pacific, once instrumental in America's role in ending World War II, is being reclaimed ... a staging base to launch bomber attacks on mainland ...

Imagine 1945 in which, to a great many throughout the world, the end of World War II was considered anything ... to meet death and destruction on American bombers and fighters.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum, the nation’s first collection of American art, is an unparalleled record of the American experience. The collection captures the aspirations, character, and ...

On the night of 13/14 February 1945, 796 Lancasters took part in a joint British and American mission to bomb the eastern German city of Dresden. The bombers faced little resistance and around ...