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Why Italy Switched Sides in World War II

In World War II, Italy initially fought alongside Germany as part of the Axis Powers, but by 1943 the alliance had soured.
At the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland, Italy reached the semi-finals, the country's most notable footballing success after so many years of ...
Victory Verticals,' pianos airdropped to soldiers during World War II, are now on display at the Museum of Flight.
ALTON - A piece of world maritime history, the LST 325, will dock at the Alton Riverfront Sept. 18-22 and be open for public ...
Army Air Forces veteran Orlando Edward Vincenti, with deep roots in Lackawanna County, was among the casualties of the 100th Bombardment Group, a unit of the U.S. Army Air Corps that gained the grim ...
The Kaiten torpedo was a formidable naval weapon during World War II, but it wasn't very reliable. Ultimately, it only sank ...
It’s Friday, so Harold Ristrom and Marjorie Waring should be catching up for lunch at the Vasey RSL Care home in bayside Melbourne.
Top collectors on the island have amassed hundreds of thousands of artifacts — and there are still more being found.
Japan and China are marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with major events on different dates. Japan holds a solemn ceremony on August 15, the day Emperor Hirohito announced ...
By the war’s end, 28 submarines had been built in Manitowoc, each destined for dangerous missions thousands of miles away.
The First Special Service Force Association is having its 78th annual reunion this week in Helena, with nearly 200 people attending.
Japan remembers the victims in a solemn ceremony on August 15, the day when the Emperor Hirohito announced in a crackly radio message that the government had surrendered, while China showcases its ...