When it comes to World War II, many are familiar with D-Day, with stories of Allies storming the beaches of Normandy and gaining the beachhead against the Axis powers. However, many are less aware of ...

On July 10, 1943, Pittsburgh native and Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Gilbert Myers was flying a bombing mission over Sicily with crewmates from the 310th Bombardment Group, part of the 381st Bombardment ...

Seventy years ago this week, U.S. and British Commonwealth troops began Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily. Foreshadowing D-Day 1944, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower served as overall Allied commander.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Wars Across the World: Sicily 1943 Sicily 1943 covers the 12 weeks of the 'Husky' landings of July 1943, pitching the Anglo-American troops against Axis ...

Jack Wallace’s memories of Sicily were raw and vivid — its stifling heat, billowing clouds of dust and rugged terrain. As a 23-year-old lieutenant and Sherman tank commander with the Three Rivers ...

In a search for lost heroes, a team of US military veterans and archaeologists have uncovered traces of a lost World War II US heavy bomber in Sicily that has been missing since 1943. The North ...

THE incredible story of a hoax operation to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily is being turned into a film. Operation Mincemeat will reunite actor Colin Firth with Shakespeare In Love ...

On Saturday, July 10, 1943, the day the Allies invaded Axis-occupied Sicily, there was supper dancing at the Hotel Bancroft in Worcester and polka at Lincoln Park to the music of the Goodkowski ...

Historically, the development of highly accurate, detailed topographic maps has largely been driven by military requirements. Army map reading training developed to a high degree of proficiency for ...

On July 10 1943 we set off from a port in Egypt and landed on D Day in Cicily, at Syracuse under heavy bombardment from the Germans. The ship we sailed on was the Orion. Our platoon had been sent out ...

Bill Cheall with friend and comrade Charlie Lee. The latter fell at Sicily. The training for our new venture was now complete. We were ready for the off and we didn't have long to wait. In the early ...