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Imagine a world where Mussolini’s Italy had a competent military during World War II. In this alternate history, the Italian Army is effectively led, transforming Italy into a powerful Axis force.
While in conversation with author and journalist Mark Whitaker, author Becky Aikman talked about how the American women pilots who volunteered to ferry warplanes for the British military during World ...
Local residents, U.S. Army representatives, and civic leaders gathered Aug. 23 in this mountain village to unveil a monument ...
The oldest of the four is Vertex. It dates back all the way to 1912, when Claude Lyons founded the company to create reliable military timepieces. There was a long hiatus – the company ceased trading ...
To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, we asked historians to share their favorite museums around the world.
Luke Tomes travels to the Royal Armouries in Leeds to fire some of the most iconic weapons of the Second World War belonging ...
In WW2, conscription began for men aged between 20 to 22 in 1939, up to six months before the war actually broke out. The UK ...
The modern battle tank, as recognized today, was first deployed in combat by the British military in 1916. Developed with the ...
A new film dramatises the rescue during WW2 of hundreds of British POWs from the Lisbon Maru, a Japanese cargo liner. The story has not been widely recounted – until now.
Their stand, later immortalized as the legend of the "800 Heroes," became a defining symbol of China's struggle during the ...