The Malta Campaign during World War II was a prolonged military operation surrounding the strategic island of Malta, as Allied forces defended it against Axis attempts to bombard from June 1940 to ...

What few are aware of, however, is that right before that war broke out, the Germans were actually engaging in vicious combat ...

What if the Italian Army wasn’t the weak link in the Axis powers during World War II? In this alternate history scenario, we explore a world where Mussolini’s military was well-equipped, well-led, and ...

By the end of World War II a total of 1,151 MC.200s had been produced, and it was among the only aircraft to be used by both sides after Italy’s withdrawal from the Axis in 1943.

Throughout the entire history of World War II, SIGABA's code was never successfully cracked by the Axis forces, not that they ever got the opportunity. For one thing, every SIGABA device was ...

The Axis Heavy Machine Gun Teams carry a MG42 HMG, capable of firing up to 1200 rounds per minute. Devastating to enemy infantry, the MG42 is used for suppressing squads and laying waste to large ...

Liberty ships were essential parts of our response to World War II. Here what mission they accomplished, and why they were so ...

The latest article from “Beyond the World War II We Know,” a series from The Times that documents lesser-known stories from the war, recounts the sacrifices of colonial forces, particularly ...