America's "Arsenal of Democracy" relied on commercial manufacturers re-tooling to make the firearms necessary for American troops to fight across the world. One of the biggest plants was the Saginaw ...
The top five WWII aircraft carriers—chosen for their strategic impact and bravery—include the iconic USS Enterprise (CV-6) ...
For centuries wars are being fought with contemporary weapons and in some instances with future or prototype ones. However some old weapons, older than their current users, are being utilized. The ...
The South Carolina Military Museum honored one of the few World War II veterans still alive, 99-year-old Bruce Cook.
Howard Carter was born April 30, 1923, making him 101 years old today.
The few remaining buildings constructed by the Navy in the spring of 1942 remind me of the role Norman citizens played in World War II. Buildings come and go but ...
The Spitfire is the most famous plane of World War Two. Its groundbreaking design and superior specifications gave the British a decisive advantage fighting the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.
The skies over the Western Front during World War I were busy. The Red Baron and crew would have met with the Lafayette ...
Durwood “Bud” Buchheim, 101, of Sun Prairie, and John Storer, 97, of Maple Bluff, are among the estimated 100,000 or fewer ...
When he was told he had only weeks to live, his response was telling. He was calm and at peace. At 82, he told his children, he had lived much longer than he expected.