World War II accelerated the shift from bolt-action rifles to semi-automatic and automatic weapons that redefined infantry tactics. Mass production innovations like metal stamping enabled nations to ...

The weapons that defined World War II essentially dictated the flow of warfare over the next century. While the Second World War was fought with technologies we’d deem antiquated today, it was a ...

In the dark skies of World War II, British bombers became both weapons of vengeance and flying coffins. From the early failures of the Fairey Battle to the devastating losses of the Halifax and ...

An innovative new way of fighting in the air developed in the 1930s, where fighter planes were equipped with a rotating hydraulic turret rather than front facing guns. Instead of battling to get on ...