As Allied forces pushed into Germany in 1945, one American officer repeatedly advanced alone against entrenched German positions. Armed with a carbine and pistol, he charged machine gun nests, ...

In September 1944, German Panther tanks advanced confidently through the fog of eastern France. Instead, they encountered a ...

For the first half of the 20th century, one of the most important firearms in the U.S. military arsenal was the water-cooled ...

It is the most numerous military aircraft ever produced and the second largest number of all types, including civil, ...

The Yak-9 performed more anti-tank missions, in particular, the Yak-9T variant with a 37mm cannon, in this case the ...

The Eighth Army commander reversed the order after meeting General Douglas MacArthur. The ever-aggressive Ridgway saw an ...

Military history is riddled with weapons systems failing to live up to the reality of the situation on the battlefield. […] ...

In 1949, urging the U.S. to overthrow Guatemala's democratic government, lawmakers didn't say a word about the real ...

Councilmember Jeremy Gerson requested that the Parks & Recreation Commission has proposed creating a park honoring a WWII ...

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In the aftermath of the U.S. military strike that seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, the Trump administration has emphasized its desire for unfettered access to Venezuela's oil more ...