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Call of Duty Returning to World War II Era in its Next Installment?

Nov 05, 2014 06:41 PM EST

Sledgehammer Games co-founder Michael Condrey has already hinted that the next Call of Duty game storyline will return back to the World War II era.

Assassin's Creed Unity in French Revolution.

New Game Trailer for Assassin's Creed: Unity Set in Paris, France

Marco Foronda |

Nov 03, 2014 07:40 AM EST

Assassin's Creed: Unity takes on the French Revolution with timehop feature.

Dachau Concentration Camp Gate Bearing 'Arbeit Macht Frei' Slogan Stolen

Kristina Fernandez |

Nov 03, 2014 12:07 AM EST

Part of the iron-wrought gate bearing the infamous Nazi slogan 'Arbeit macht frei' was stolen from the former Dachau concentration camp, German police announced Sunday.

Last Flying Tigers Pilot Dies At 91

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

Oct 02, 2014 07:00 PM EDT

The last pilot from the volunteer group Flying Tigers during the World War II has died on Wednesday at age 91 after incurring a serious lung infection.

China Calls On Japan To Let Go Of Militaristic Past

Lemuel V. Cacho |

Aug 28, 2014 02:11 PM EDT

China has urged Japan to break from its militaristic past to earn the trust of its neighbors after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called the country’s Japanese war dead from World War II “martyrs”, most of whom history has labeled as war criminals.

Strong Japan Fences Make Good U.S. Neighbor Happy, But Not China

Des Cambaliza |

Aug 28, 2014 11:01 AM EDT

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe believes the time is right to boost its military stance to face China as Japan plans to ease its post-World War II military restrictions.

Japanese War Shrine Visit Likely to Incite Protests

Des Cambaliza |

Aug 15, 2014 10:06 AM EDT

Japanese ministers visited war shrine in Tokyo Friday, raising concerns of likely protests from its Asian neighbors.

North Carolina Woman Loses Appetite After Finding Nazi Symbol In Her McDonald’s Bun

Erika Villanueva |

Aug 12, 2014 03:18 AM EDT

A North Carolina woman found swastika branded with butter on a McDonald’s bun after she ordered the fast food chain’s chicken sandwich at a drive thru in Morehead City.

Japanese Soldier’s Letter Details Japan’s Abuse of Chinese Prisoners during WWII

Ron B. Lopez |

Jul 31, 2014 08:19 AM EDT

China's State Archives Administration has published on Thursday a written confession of a Japanese soldier regarding the use of Chinese prisoners as human experiments in a Japan-run hospital during World War 2.

Japan Foreign Minister Angry over 'Mushroom Cloud' Map

Andy Vitalicio |

Jul 08, 2014 09:11 PM EDT

Japan's foreign minister is furious after a regional newspaper in China printed a map of Japan on its front page, with mushroom clouds printed over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the map. The words "Japan wants a war again" were printed in Chinese and English on the upper side of the map

eBay Refuses World War II-era Mercedes Benz in Auction List

Marco Foronda |

Jun 28, 2014 02:09 PM EDT

Giant online shopping site, eBay, rejected a World War II-era Mercedes Benz gets rejection from its auction list after learning it was previously owned by a Nazi commander.

Chester Nez: Last Original Navajo Code Talker Dies

Katie Collom |

Jun 05, 2014 01:58 AM EDT

Chester Nez, the last of the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers who helped the U.S. Military develop an unbreakable code during WWII, passed away from kidney failure at his home in Albuquerque, N.M. at the age of 93.

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