Nearly 80 years after they were captured and killed in the final days of World War II, dozens of U.S. airmen were honored ...

The world’s oldest map of the night sky was amazingly accurate. Newly discovered fragments of 2,200-year-old star coordinates—once thought lost—reveal the incredible skill of the ancient ...

The Battle of Okinawa killed a quarter of the island's population, leading to a 27-year U.S. occupation and a heavy American ...

On December 7, 1941, Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor. Maps, both historic and newly created by National Geographic, yield new insights into the full scope of Japan's battle plans for the day ...