This video tells the story of a Japanese general who prepared an island defense unlike any other in World War II. Knowing ...
When you think about more recent military history, it’s unsurprising that World War II is the centerpiece of most conversations.
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Battle rifles that defined World War II

Today we are going to take a look at the three main battle rifles of World War Two - the M1 Garand, the SVT-40, and the ...
The “bone digger” slides into a thin crevice on a hill in the Okinawan jungle. He’s a slight man, nimbly fitting his frame through the cave entrance, carefully avoiding the sharp limestone roof while ...
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany - The senior staff officers, noncommissioned officers and civilians of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command were not about to let the nippy winter weather ruin their staff ride ...
A New Mexico National Guard unit that lost half of its soldiers in the Philippines and Alaska Natives who endured the only Japanese occupation of U.S. soil in World War II may soon be honored with a ...
MANKATO — Dennis Boldt sat in his West Mankato living room as he reflected on his trip last summer to Europe, where he was honored for his military service in World War II. Greeting crowds below while ...
BRITAIN’S last World War II glider pilot has died, at the age of 103. Staff Sgt Peter Colthup, who only became a flier to ...
The removal by a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands of two displays recognizing Black troops who fought in World War ...