No Sherman could—on paper at least—stand up to a Panther, but the U.S. had the priceless advantage of supporting airpower, plentiful reserves, and an overwhelming superiority of numbers.   More »

The objective for the 101st airborne division after D Day was the capture of a German-held town. The gutsy paratroopers proved equipped for the task.   More »

American Sherman tanks battle German Panthers blocking a minor intersection in St. Sever.   More »

During World War II, Joachim Benz served on the Eastern Front in a Luftwaffe ground unit known as a field division.   More »

Viking wood and metalworkers fashioned durable weapons of high quality steel for their warriors, including spears, battleaxes, and swords.   More »

By Pat McTaggart
Colonel General Walter Model was a rising star in the German Army in early 1943. The son of a music teacher, Model was born on January 24, 1891, in Genthin, Saxony-Anhalt. In 1909, he joined the Kaiser’s army as an officer candidate, but the harsh training almost made   More »

American secret agents completed rigorous training during the course of World War II.   More »

Dismounted knights clad in full suits of armor took the field during the Wars of the Roses, forcing dramatic changes in battlefield weapons.   More »

Photographer George Silk captured a familiar image of World War II in the Pacific.   More »

By Pat McTaggart

The smell of victory was in the air as the forces of Field Marshal Fedor von Bock’s Army Group Center continued to drive deep into the Ukraine during the final week of June 1941. To most of the young soldiers of the army group it seemed that this   More »