Leslie Holland remembers her late father, a World War II veteran, as a generous but stoic and humble man who shielded his three daughters from the horrific stories of his time in the war. Fifteen ...

American inventions proved their worth in the Normandy campaign that began on June 6, 1944. They allowed Allied forces to shoot, move and communicate in the arduous D-Day landings. From floating ...

Here’s What You Need to Rememeber: It reportedly takes about twenty minutes to prepare for amphibious operations, so unlike the American DUKW, which was developed during the Second World War, it isn’t ...

This video follows my experience riding in a DUKW during a D-Day reenactment at D-Day Ohio. I take viewers through the approach from the water, the challenges of landing under simulated fire, and the ...

To ensure the safety of passengers and crew on DUKWs — amphibious vehicles also referred to as duck boats — the United States Coast Guard (USCG) should issue a range of new guidelines and requirements ...

ARROMANCHES-LES-BAINS, France, June 6 (Reuters) - With a single piper playing bagpipes on deck, a restored World War Two amphibious vehicle landed on Gold Beach in Normandy on Thursday, exactly 80 ...

Image Credit: Kmr1985 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wiki Commons. Most amphibious vehicles sound like the stuff of spy movies: part car, part boat, usually all hype. But every now and then, someone ...