Various land-based fighters were converted to become seaplanes during the Second World War. A few were very impressive, like ...

Few weapons of World War II inspire as much admiration and controversy as Germany’s armored vehicles, machines often praised ...

DUMFRIES, Va. — A 100 year-old World War II veteran and Marine tank driver reunited with the tank that once carried him through the Battle of Iwo Jima, rekindling his memory of one of the fiercest ...

Tanks, with their thick armor and powerful guns, were essential for breaking through defenses, but conventional methods of airlifting them—such as disassembly and reassembly on the ground—were ...

Much of what defines modern warfare was born during World War II. From combined arms operations to strategic bombing and ...

What’s old is new again as Russia’s wider war on Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year. During World War II, some armies—the British Army, in particular—bolted metal spans to the top of tank chassis ...

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There’s nothing easy about riding in a M36 Jackson tank destroyer. In a dirt field behind the American Heritage Museum in Hudson, the approximately 32-ton machine roars and exhales gas fumes. If ...

Dwight David Eisenhower was born on Oct. 14, 1890 in Denison, Texas 135-years ago. His family later relocated to Kansas. His path from a small-town in Kansas to Supreme Allied Commander in Europe ...

The M4 Sherman was supposed to disappear after World War II, replaced by newer and more powerful tanks. Instead, it continued ...

The last of the ships that some credit with winning World War II for the Allies has plowed through the waters of the Midwest, where people got a chance to visit it. A type of ship that's credited with ...