By Michael D. Hull
Of all the workhorse weapons in the Allies’ World War II arsenal, from the American M-4 Sherman medium tank and jeep to the British Handley Page Halifax bomber and 25-pounder field gun, none was more widely and effectively deployed than the Douglas C-47 transport plane.
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By Sam McGowan
 Undoubtedly, the World War II aircraft type that attracts the most attention is the fighter plane. Yet, before the war, the U.S. Army Air Corps paid little attention to fighter development and tactics because its senior officers, with certain exceptions, would later lead the Army Air Forces with   More »

In March 1945, Hitler concentrated his Panzer forces for a last lunge on the Eastern Front. The odds were heavily stacked in the Red Army’s favor.   More »

The naval combat that raged around the Philippines invasion was preceded by a game of reconnaisance, intelligence gathering, and planning.   More »

During Operation Frantic on the Eastern Front, American bombers used Soviet bases for shuttle runs against the Axis targets.   More »

While the British defense of Crete in May 1941 was considered a military failure, it altered Hitler’s future tactics.   More »

In August 1944, the Allies followed up the massive Normandy Invasion with another in southern France known as Operation Dragoon.   More »

During the 1683 Battle of Vienna, relief came out of the woods and down from the heights…   More »

In April 1945, as the Allies crushed Nazi Germany from all sides, the Reich that Hitler boasted would last for a thousand years was about to expire.   More »

Budapest’s Hadtorteneti Museum chronicles nearly two centuries of Hungary’s military heritage.   More »