More than half a century has elapsed since the end of World War II, and it is difficult to fully comprehend the enormity of what was by far the most destructive human endeavor in history. Battles were fought on every continent and involved more than...

The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military and economic leadership of Nazi Germany. The trials were held in the city of Nuremberg, Germany, from 1945 to 1949, at the...

A decades-old tattered brown leather album with photographs of 18th century paintings offers a rare glimpse into Adolf Hitler's massive looting of artwork during World War II.The album, unveiled Thursday at the National Archives, is a compilation of some of the thousands of paintings the...

Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union squabbled constantly over the imprisonment of senior Nazi Rudolf Hess, with the Russians rejecting attempts to give him more lenient treatment, newly declassified documents reveal.Files from Britain's Foreign Office released Friday by the National Archives show...

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 16, the 289th day of 2007. There are 76 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 16, 1987, a 58 1/2-hour drama in Midland, Texas, ended happily as rescuers freed Jessica McClure, an 18-month-old girl trapped in an abandoned...

They see themselves as patriots who shed blood for their freedom in a rebellion that foreshadowed the demise of the Soviet Union.But the Kazakhs who took to the streets in mass protests in December 1986 were dismissed as drunkards and hooligans by the Communist authorities...

Necessity for trials of the Nazis in Nuremberg, Germany.