On the surface, ending a war should be the easiest thing in the world. Two sides clash, one gets the upper hand, and the other cries uncle and surrenders. Unfortunately, like a lot of human affairs, ...

One good turn, the saying goes, deserves another. The Allied forces of World War II were more than ready to accept a Nazi surrender, but when they realized they might have left a potential loophole ...

NEW YORK -- In World War II's final moments in Europe, Associated Press correspondent Edward Kennedy gave his news agency perhaps the biggest scoop in its history. He reported -- a full day ahead of ...

One morning a few days before Christmas in 1944, Army Pfc. Leo Palma looked out of his foxhole near Bastogne, Belgium, and saw something strange. There in front of him on Dec. 22 were four German ...

After the catastrophic German defeat at Stalingrad, many believe the fighting simply stopped but for over 11,000 trapped German soldiers, surrender was never an option. In this gripping World War II ...

(May 8, 1945) WASHINGTON -- AP -- President Truman made arrangements Monday night to make a radio address at 8 p.m. Tuesday, presumably to proclaim the victory over Germany which is already known to ...

Haunted by the ghosts of WWI and an uncertain Communist future, Allied forces decided to cover all their bases. American troops celebrate Germany's first unconditional surrender effective May 8, 1945.

THOMSON, Ga. (AP) — A 98-year-old World War II veteran who took part in the D-Day invasion and the Battle of the Bulge and witnessed the German surrender during the war has been honored by France. The ...