From Pearl Harbor until the Japanese surrender, the AN/M2 .50-cal. Browning machine gun served in the air, on land and at sea, and was a part of every major American battle in every theater of ...

Monetary value for World War II war trophies is only part of the attraction for modern collectors. The emotional component to these artifacts connects us to our ancestors and shared history.

According to most historical records and accounts, World War II caused an estimated 70 to 85 million fatalities worldwide. The war, which took place from 1939 to 1945, saw violent clashes between ...

The "Bigot" was a dart-firing M1911 .45 caliber pistol intended as a way for commandos to quietly eliminate sentries – although we are not sure what advantage it might have had over a silenced ...

Allied bombers zoom toward the audience in the World War II Museum's new 'Beyond All Boundaries' show. Beneath all the multisensory whiz-bangery, behind the smoke, the simulated snow, the special ...

EXCLUSIVE: A lifelong NRA member detailed how he first learned to shoot guns at the age of 7 when he fired his father's old World War II rifle.

The United States emerged as an industrial powerhouse from World War II after supplying its own military and its allies with a wide array of weapons and equipment. Among the many manufacturers ...

Since the end of World War I, the only substantial chemical attacks in warfare have occurred in East Asia and the Middle East. Japan poisoned Chinese troops with gas in the 1930s. Egypt dumped ...

From exploding rats to paper balloon bombs, see the most bizarre weapons ever used in battle during World War 2.

And although the Geneva Convention banned chemical weapons in 1925, armies continued manufacturing sulfur mustard and other similar armaments throughout the Second World War.

The Japanese developed dozens, if not hundreds, of highly conceptual weapons during the war, including some that actually made it to the battlefield. Here are 11 you need to know about.