World War II ended generations ago, yet many of its weapons are still firing in today’s conflicts. Heavy machine guns, ...

Often failures can be attributed to a few determining factors. Not every good idea that leaves the drawing board is going to be practical on the battlefield. You can even see this with the earliest ...

Sleek, agile, powerful and possessing a multitude of guns on the nose and wings – the fighters of World War II have etched themselves a position in history akin to the greatest knights of the medieval ...

Before the World Wars were fought, most countries would wage wars and not give much thought to it. However, the Napoleonic Wars and the American Civil War showed what happens when nations decide to ...

The Second World War lasted from September 1939 to September 1945. It resulted in the deaths of 70 – 85 million people, more than half of which were civilians. The global conflict incentivized ...

Scientists exploring a World War II weapons dumpsite in the Baltic Sea have discovered swarms of sea creatures thriving on the surfaces of long-abandoned explosives thought to be toxic to marine life.