The United States entered the Second World War as a relatively green fighting force. By the end of the war, it was one of the ...

He was declared "non-recoverable" in 1951. Mystery of missing WW2 pilot solved by scientists Bodies of US WW2 troops found on island In 1948, however, a German resident found a set of unidentified ...

causing the U.S. to enter World War II. Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in the Pacific War: the defeat of the Japanese at Guadalcanal in February 1943.

The United States entered World War II starting with the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor—83 years ago this month. By the ...