World War II accelerated the shift from bolt-action rifles to semi-automatic and automatic weapons that redefined infantry tactics. Mass production innovations like metal stamping enabled nations to ...

Isoroku Yamamoto was the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Imperial Navy during the Second World War. He was a veteran of the Russo-Japanese war of 1905 and commanded the attacking fleet during the, ...

WWII weapons persist in modern conflicts because they are rugged, affordable and easy to repair in low-resource environments. The Browning M2 heavy machine gun has remained in frontline service since ...

China will stage a massive military parade next month in the heart of Beijing to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War Two following the surrender of Japan, mobilizing tens of thousands of ...

World War II was the height of industrialized total war. Nations clashed on the sea, land, and in the air. Entire economies retooled with the express purpose of filling a vast global supply chain of ...

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The United States began developing the atom bomb in military effort called the Manhattan Project. The race to create this weapon kicked off after three chemists in Berlin, 1938, split a uranium atom ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** A Marine Raider in 1943 is seen ...