The Leopard I was one of the most iconic tanks of the Cold War, with numerous variants developed for service outside of ...

The HMS Glowworm (H92) may have been lost early in the Second World War, but that doesn’t mean the British destroyer didn’t play an important role in the conflict. Going head-to-head with the ...

The future King George VI – then known as Prince Albert – served in the First World War, an experience that would later influence his leadership during World War II. As a young naval officer, he ...

German actor Marlene Dietrich was one of the most famous faces of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Moving to the United States after her breakthrough role in The Blue Angel (1930), she wowed audiences with her ...

Breda Modello 30 on display at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo Credit: JustSomePics / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0) A closed-bolt, short-recoil, delayed blowback light ...

Everyone is familiar with the US military’s Ghost Army, artists and architects whose sole job was to deceive the Germans during the Second World War. Their exploits are legendary, as are those of a ...

Jock Monaghan, who was with Raymond “Ray” Bailey for a portion of his journey back to the United Kingdom. (Photo Credit: David Wilkins / Provided) Raymond “Ray” Bailey of Luton, just north of London, ...

German U-boat U-71 sinking the SS Dixie Arrow off Cape Hatteras, 1942. (Photo Credit: U.S. Navy / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain) Even without previous experience, the U-boat crews navigating the ...

Windsor Galleries in the Rock of Gibraltar. (Photo Credit: myLoupe / Universal Images Group / Getty Images) By the late 1800s, Gibraltar’s significance as a naval base grew, leading the British to ...

In his new book, The Ballad of Roy Benavidez: The Life and Times of America’s Most Famous Hispanic War Hero, author and historian William Sturkey examines the MACV-SOG operator’s life, from his early ...

D-Day is famous for being a turning point in the fight against Germany during World War II. On June 6, 1944, Allied troops from several nations crossed the English Channel and landed on Normandy, ...