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After their tank was put out of action by a gas-shell, both Lance Cpl. Hopkins and Lt. Palmer resumed their duty in a second ...

The Tank Museum ‘s annual A Dorset Christmas event is the perfect opportunity to pick up some unique hand-made Christmas ...

Not too far away is a massive MP3 concrete tower, a German naval range-finding position, which was built by forced laborers ...

For the first time, the names of 425,000 individuals who collaborated with the Germans during the occupation of the Netherlands in World War II have been made available online. The names were ...

When you think of post-war rifles that have stood the test of time, the Heckler & Koch G3 immediately comes to mind. Featuring a design that incorporated World War II-era developments with Cold ...

William Goines was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1936, with his family eventually relocating to Lockland, a suburb of Cincinnati. The elder Goines worked several jobs to support them, largely in the ...

Japanese physician Shiro Ishii presided over a series of abhorrent medical experiments that stand as some of the most egregious atrocities in modern history. Ranging from the development and testing ...

In the post-war summer of 1946, the small town of Athens, Tennessee became the epicenter of an event that went down in history as the Battle of Athens. This wasn’t merely a physical confrontation, but ...

In 1950, just five years after the conclusion of the Second World War, a request was issued to Soviet aircraft manufacturers for a new bomber. Along with the ability to carry upwards of 24,000 pounds ...