The video tells the story of how the American bazooka transformed infantry warfare during World War II. It follows U.S. soldiers, German tank crews, and the rapid spread of a weapon that changed how ...

Christmas 1943, a badly shot up B-17 struggled to stay in the air, it was the first mission for the 21-year-old pilot, half his crew lay wounded. Then the dark shadow of the feared Bf-109 pulled along ...

Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. The Bendlerblock is an imposing neoclassical building near the center of Berlin—severe and symmetrical ...

Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline of World War II? Who, exactly, were the ‘Ghost Army’ in World War II? How ...

A humble World War II veteran who died more than 40 years ago is about to be awarded the nation's highest honor. Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds of Knoxville, Tennessee, whose defiance of German captors in ...

The M1 Garand provided US forces semi-automatic capability against enemies primarily armed with bolt-action rifles. Mass production demands made manufacturing simplicity as critical as battlefield ...