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Most historians agree that there was no time on earth when the tank was more important for the outcome of combat than in World War II. But of course tanks were around before that time and continue to...
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To those who haven’t lived – or aren’t living – through it, war often seems distant, geographically and notionally. We read of sieges, battles, destruction, death and understand how tragic...
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Sniper rifles gained in popularity in World War II as the need for long-range engagements became more pressing. As such, many countries, from Axis to Allied powers, developed sniper rifles and...
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World War II stands as one of the most significant conflicts in human history, one that shaped the world as we know it today, and the United States played a key role in it. The success of the U.S....
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Television has frequently portrayed war and conflict since the 1950s. To determine the best TV shows about war and conflict, 24/7 Tempo reviewed data on audience ratings from IMDb, an online movie...
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During the Second World War, the United States developed a range of cutting-edge aircraft, many of them capable of achieving remarkable speeds for that age. Jet propulsion had just been invented in...
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The disturbing photos of Nazi death camps bring the horrific inhumanity of the Holocaust into sharp focus. While names like Auschwitz and Buchenwald are infamous, the Nazis established over 44,000...
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World War II, the largest global conflict in human history, was fought over six long years during which military technology evolved and immediately put to use on the battlefield. Among the weapons...
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The consequences of World War II are still felt today, nearly 80 years after the world’s most horrific conflict ended in 1945. And interest in the subject, as measured by the number of movies that...
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For thousands of years, naval battles have been some of the most decisive military conflicts. Controlling the seas allows victors to dominate ports, trade routes, and encircle opponents. With such...
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According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 6.6 million Jews perished in the Holocaust – some 63% of the 10.4 million in Europe at the time. Nazi Germany tried to impose its “Final...
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World War II was a period of rapid innovation and industrial growth. While the war spurred revolutionary advances in fields like radar, propulsion, and nuclear energy that have shaped the postwar...
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