The Marine rifle squad evolved rapidly in WW2 as Guadalcanal, Tarawa, and the island war exposed old weaknesses. By building ...

When the United States was drawn into the sprawling, brutal theaters of World War II, facing fierce enemies across the battlefields of Europe and the unforgiving terrain of the Pacific, it quickly ...

World War II ended generations ago, yet many of its weapons are still firing in today’s conflicts. Heavy machine guns, bolt-action rifles, artillery pieces, and even tanks continue to appear from ...

When the United States needed to fight on the battlefields in Europe and the Pacific, it needed reliable rifles in the hands of its troops. For this reason, the US developed many options, each with ...

Modern sniping didn’t come from a single rifle, rather, it was born from a wave of WW2-era innovations that redefined long-range precision. Rugged telescopic scopes, match-grade barrels, standardized ...

A simplistic “toy” gun sitting in the storage of a museum in Poland turned out to be a rare historic weapon from World War II. Screengrab from Science in Poland (PAP)'s video A rare World War II rifle ...

A 90-year-old World War II veteran who described being a Marine as the "high point" of his life has been reunited with his M1 Garand rifle after 73 years. Dick Cowell was 18 and the war was in full ...

A Washington state museum is pulling World War II rifles from an exhibit in order to comply with new background-check legislation for gun permits. The state recently passed strict regulations ...

Andrew Biggio never met his great-uncle, but he’s gotten to know him well. “My uncle was killed in World War II — I’m named after him,” Biggio said. “He didn’t make it home from his war, and I did. I ...