The United States entered World War 2 with the largest industrial base in the entire world. Raw materials, manufacturing capacity, and able-bodied workers are part of what made the war effort swing in ...

Sleek, agile, powerful and possessing a multitude of guns on the nose and wings – the fighters of World War II have etched themselves a position in history akin to the greatest knights of the medieval ...

This video presents a personal take on the M1 Garand’s performance and reputation in World War II. It challenges popular beliefs about the rifle’s reliability, firepower, and practicality on the ...

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WW2 introduced rugged telescopic scopes that held zero after repeated firing and withstood battlefield conditions. Standardized match-grade barrels and quality ammunition made precision reproducible ...

Andrew Biggio never met his great-uncle, but he’s gotten to know him well. “My uncle was killed in World War II — I’m named after him,” Biggio said. “He didn’t make it home from his war, and I did. I ...

A simplistic “toy” gun sitting in the storage of a museum in Poland turned out to be a rare historic weapon from World War II. Screengrab from Science in Poland (PAP)'s video A rare World War II rifle ...

A Washington state museum is pulling World War II rifles from an exhibit in order to comply with new background-check legislation for gun permits. The state recently passed strict regulations ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. World War II shaped the course of human history more than ...

A 90-year-old World War II veteran who described being a Marine as the "high point" of his life has been reunited with his M1 Garand rifle after 73 years. Dick Cowell was 18 and the war was in full ...