In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.

On this Veterans Day, a 100-year-old veteran is sharing her story of serving in the Coast Guard during World War II. Peggy Brown, 100, is a Western New Yorker who says she's proud to have served ...

NEW YORK — On this Veterans Day, a 100-year-old veteran is sharing her story of serving in the Coast Guard during World War II. Peggy Brown ... we're very proud of America," she said.

Just like his human coworkers, Blackie received an official photo identification ... 50 workers at North American Aviation in Los Angeles pose together during World War II, gathered around a ...

U.S. industry was truly awesome. The American economy and U.S. technology proved decisive in winning World War II. James Rogan is a former U.S. foreign service officer who later worked in ...

The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II.” “They served in every service in every combat theater and in nearly two-thirds of the available military occupations.” ...

1. The Baltimore socialite Virginia Hall encountered more than the usual hurdles that women had to overcome to serve in World War II. Having shot herself on a hunting trip at the age of 27 ...

A soldier reading in a flooded camp in New Guinea during World War II.Credit...Collection of Molly Guptill Manning Supported by By Jennifer Schuessler When American soldiers fought on the ...