Five out of every six men serving in WWII never saw combat, serving instead in the vast support services. But the men who were at the front lived through some of the greatest horrors of the human ...

In the timeline of a conflict as long and sprawling as World War II, even the most courageous stories of valor were bound to go unreported or forgotten. For U.S. service members of color who proudly ...

One of Idris Elba’s grandfathers fought in World War II, but he doesn't know what he endured. No pictures or stories survive. “That part of my family’s history has been erased somewhat,” says Elba.

WWII was history's most extensively documented conflict. Explore the combat cameraman, war correspondents, combat artists, radio reporters, and others who brought WWII to life, and preserved the tale ...