Sleek, agile, powerful and possessing a multitude of guns on the nose and wings – the fighters of World War II have etched themselves a position in history akin to the greatest knights of the medieval ...

The M1 Garand established semi-automatic rifles as the infantry standard and shaped modern assault doctrine. The StG 44 created the blueprint for modern assault rifles with its intermediate-caliber ...

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 ...

The restoration of early World War II artillery and anti-tank weapons reveals how engineers adapted battlefield technology to new threats. This episode examines several restored guns and explains how ...

The USS Massachusetts, known for its pivotal role in World War II, is now a museum and war memorial in Massachusetts.