The Ta 183 combined boldly swept wings, a compact fuselage, and Heinkel’s HeS 011 turbojet, though prototypes were to rely ...

In the final months of World War II, as Allied forces pushed toward Germany’s border, an unexpected crisis threatened to slow the advance. Supply lines were stretched thin, Sherman tanks broke down ...

Some of the most feared battlefield weapons now stand fully restored. Inside Armourgeddon’s museum visitors can see German artillery and anti tank guns from World War Two up close. Each weapon tells a ...

World War II accelerated the shift from bolt-action rifles to semi-automatic and automatic weapons that redefined infantry tactics. Mass production innovations like metal stamping enabled nations to ...

In the 80 years since World War II, which ended with the use of two atomic bombs, the world has maintained a tenuous relationship with nuclear weapons. Philip Potter, professor of public policy at the ...

The Second World War ended eight decades ago this summer. But its specter looms large today. The war ended empires, upended the global order, and changed the course of the 20th century. Eighty years ...