We all know the stories of the horror of trench warfare in the First World War. Waves of soldiers clambering out of their trenches into a hail of gunfire and nests of barbed wire strewn across ...

Since Queen Victoria instituted the Victoria Cross in 1856, five American-born men have received Britain’s highest military ...

On Jan. 24, four members of the American Fork American Legion Post 49 traveled to the Fort Douglas Military Museum in Salt Lake City to place a 1908 Maxim machine gun in the museum as a donation. Post ...

An aeronautical expert, he started his own aircraft magazine and, as the play demonstrates, this shared interest in things mechanical brought the two men together in Spain training volunteers on WWI ...

The history of motorcycles in the American military goes back to before World War I. It came from a storied company that also ...

There's a growing number of guns being converted into machine guns. Here's why it matters: When someone opens fire with a machine gun, it has the ability to cause more damage, and impact more lives.

The Maschinengewehr 42, or more commonly, the MG 42 was Germany’s final development of their long-standing “universal machine ...

Explore the terrifying power of the MG42, famously known as "Hitler's Buzzsaw." Uncover its history, design, and impact in ...

The diffusion of technology means U.S. military superiority must come not just from the weapons it has but also from how it ...

open image in gallery These Ukrainian troops rely on Turkish-made .50 calibre heavy machine guns, mounted on farm trailers towed by pickup trucks, to shoot down Russian drones (Sam Kiley/The ...

Last year, researchers published a study about two cannons unearthed near the modern-day U.S.-Mexico border that are from the 1500s, when the Spanish explorer Coronado was leading a violent expedition ...

Craig’s response was to signal his men back to the modest cover of the hill crest while he advanced, firing his carbine to ...