Germany is known for its engineering expertise, and this resulted in some of the most impressive fighter planes in history.

Eighty-six years ago today, on June 1, 1939, the Focke-Wulf Fw 190-nicknamed the “Shrike”-took to the skies for the first time. Designed by legendary German aeronautical engineer Kurt Tank ...

The role played by Coast Guard personnel who crewed the Higgins boats was critical to the success of the D-Day landings in gaining a foothold in France to begin the liberation of Europe from the ...

German infantry tactics depended on the MG 34 (and similar but later production MG 42) to increase a squad’s available firepower. Unlike the United States, which issued the semi-automatic M1 ...