The Mitsubishi A6M Zero is probably the best-known military fighter used in WW2, but Kawasaki also made several aircraft for ...

Though he was peppered by shrapnel and severely burned after a kamikaze pilot slammed into his ship, Lt. Richard McCool Jr.

The use of tanks in World War II was so prominent that at one point ... standing against the firepower of tanks like that of the 20mm gun on the Panzer II, which was the most commonly used ...

Lockheed's P-38 Lightning was one of the iconic Allied fighters of WWII. We examine how it revolutionized aerial combat.

Discover how the Luftwaffe’s limited fighter designs and lack of innovation contributed to their inability to secure air ...

The U.S. Navy has employed a variety of rocket delivery ships for decades now, so it's not unusual for a missile frigate, ...

Armed with rockets and four 20mm guns, but with armor designed to ... In a word, the Grumman F6F Hellcat was a very ...

What are the best WW2 games? The most devastating conflict in our species’ history of fighting over land and ideologies has been distilled into heroic charges, tense dogfights, epic digital wars ...

Conceptually, it never changes, whether you’re re-fighting WW2 or blowing planes out of the sky in Battlefield. We’ve chosen some highlights from top-quality war games on PC for your ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- An incredible piece of American history that played a major role in the Allied powers' victory in World War II sailed into Pittsburgh on Wednesday. The USS LST-325 is docked ...

World War II is one of the most complicated wars in history and understanding the sheer scope of how the war affected people can feel understandably overwhelming. In this book, acclaimed American ...

It was during the bitter World War II Battle of Okinawa that the courage ... smoking after hits by one of the ship’s 20mm guns, slammed into the vessel’s starboard side at the base of the ...