Sgt. Robert F. Van Heck, of Chicago, Illinois, was 25 years old in 1943 when he was killed during the U.S. campaign in the ...

The practice of burying tanks survived even after World War II. Nearly 100 Panzer IV tanks that had been gifted to Bulgaria ...

While it didn’t exceed expectations in Europe, the M3 Stuart proved to be a valuable asset in the Pacific theater ... Panzer V Panther tank was well-traveled in World War II, being used for ...

The sky. Following World War II, US junkyards and surplus stores were filled with an abundance of leftover warplane parts, which included plenty of drop tanks, or belly tanks. Belly tanks were ...

invade Saipan in the Mariana Islands of the Central Pacific. June 19, 1944 Japan's counterattack results in the greatest carrier battle of World War II. U.S. forces shoot down so many Japanese ...

In 1944, Miller, a tank crewman, arrived in Belgium, east of where the Battle of the Bulge, one of World War II’s most famous battles, soon would be waged near the border of Germany. It was one ...

but the Pacific theater was yet to see its deadliest days. The final land battle of World War II took place a mere 350 miles from the main islands of Japan. The U.S. planned that Okinawa ...

Services were held Monday for Gilbert "Gil" Nadeau, who survived kamikaze attacks while serving aboard a Navy landing craft in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Nadeau died Oct. 19 ...

He breaks down the tank battles in "Battle of the ... Iwo Jima," starring Ken Watanabe. He discusses World War II-era munitions in "The Pacific," starring Joseph Mazzello and Rami Malek.