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Gear, World War II, World War II Weapons Manual
Through the use of illustrations, Max Gadney shows the evolution of aspects of military technology in World War II, as well as modern era. Some examples are the assault rifle, armor, flamethrowers, bazookas, radar, and the V3 rocket....
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VIET Issues
Tet in Bien Hoa and Long Binh Thank you for Lt. Col. John Gross’ story of the battles around III Corps and Long Binh (February 2006). I was there too, and we were very grateful for the mechanized infantry and people like Gross (a...
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World War II
Undaunted by the expanse of the Moselle River, the tankers of the 4th Armored Division's spearhead literally forged ahead in a most unusual manner.
By Brig. Gen. Albin F. Irzyk, U.S. Army (ret.)
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World War II
The 761st 'Black Panther' Tank Battalion was the first African-American armored unit to see combat....
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Picture of the Day
On August 2, 1944, a French Army ‘Sherman’ tank lands on a Normandy beach from USS LST-517 during the European Campaign during World War II. Photo: U.S. Army Signal Corps...
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World War II
The undeclared conflict between the Soviet Union and Imperial Japan at Khalkhin Gol cast a long shadow on subsequent events in the Pacific theater and on the Russian Front....
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Military History, Reviews
Armored Fist 3, NovaLogic, Windows 95/98/NT/2000 ($19.95). Since 1916, the armored tank has been overhauled, redesigned and updated into a computerized monster. More recently, in computer simulations such as NovaLogic’s Armored Fist...
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World War II
The greatest tank battle in history began with an air battle. While German and Soviet tanks slugged it out on the plains of Kursk, the air above was a hornet’s nest of activity as the Luftwaffe and Red Army Air Force fought for...