In the summer of 1942, the British Eighth Army was losing the war in North Africa. Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps had smashed ...

At first, disarmament was imposed on Germany. American and Russian forces seized weapons depots, sealed off factories, and ...

Many believe that the Churchill tank, widely used by the United Kingdom during World War II, was named for then-prime minister Winston Churchill. It was not—but there is a connection.

The Tiger I dominated early battlefields with its powerful 88mm gun and heavy armor, forcing Allied crews to rethink how they ...

The aggressive push to cut fossil fuels brought an unwelcome twist: dramatically higher electricity costs that are hobbling ...

The Sherman was never the most powerful tank on the battlefield, but it was the one that never stopped moving. With more than 50,000 built, it fought from North Africa to Normandy and across the ...

Company of Heroes update 2.2, Scarlet Bison, makes major gameplay and map changes as the Endure and Defy DLC adds four new ...

Army historian Peter Knight joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about World War II. What is the timeline ...

Despite heavy artillery support, the regiment suffered 2,678 casualties while advancing just 6,000 yards during 18 continuous ...

When Germany overran Greece in 1941, one last Allied stronghold in the region remained: the island of Crete. With the Italian ...

Why Trooper Alec McKillop fired five shots at five German Panthers on June 14, 1944 — and destroyed them all[...] ...

By Peter Hummers I’ve been reading Hidden History of the Outer Banks by Sarah Downing and was reminded of Alfred Hitchcock’s film Lifeboat by Downing’s account of German raids during WWII on ...