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The US's best tank in World War II rarely saw combat
Sometimes, a good weapon system never gets a chance to shine. In some cases, there simply aren't any conflicts going on through which the gear can demonstrate its worth (the B-36 Peacemaker comes to...
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The battle of Saipan ended 74 years ago — here's how one Marine convinced...
If you've read the book Saipan: Suicide Island, watched the movie Hell to Eternity, or you're a World War II buff, then you may have heard of the heroic actions of Corporal Guy Gabaldon.However, there...
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It's been 78 years since the Battle of Britain — here are 14 photos of the...
By mid-1940, Nazi Germany had swept over Western Europe, conquering France and holding territory from the English Channel to Norway.That summer, Hitler and the German Luftwaffe turned their attention...
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A year before D-Day, Allied forces made their first thrust into the 'soft...
On April 30, 1943, a fisherman off the coast of Huelva, Spain, recovered the body of Maj. William Martin, a dead British soldier. Spanish authorities quickly buried the body, but his personal affects —...
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The next big 'Battlefield' game returns to World War II and makes some major...
For the first time in nearly a decade, this year's "Battlefield" game is returning to World War II. The game's name: "Battlefield 5".That's right — despite the last game in the series being named...
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A lost US World War II bomber has been found after 74 years under the Pacific
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Kelly grew up on a Northern California farm and once thought of becoming a cowboy before World War II got in the way.He enlisted in the US Army Air Forces instead, and on March...
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75 years later, a 'forgotten' World War II battle — the only one fought in...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — William Roy Dover's memory of the World War II battle is as sharp as it was 75 years ago, even though it's been long forgotten by most everyone else.His first sergeant rousted...
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75 years ago, US troops threw the Japanese off North American soil in a...
In the months after Pearl Harbor, fighting raged across the Pacific Ocean, as Allied forces sought to blunt Japan's advance.Japan captured islands throughout the Central and South Pacific, including...
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D-Day: Here's how the Allies began to reclaim Europe from the Nazis
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces crossed the English Channel and began to reclaim the European mainland.That day, 74 years ago, marked a turning point on the western front and in World War II.The...
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These haunting photo overlays capture the horrors of D-Day
The D-Day invasion, code named Operation Overlord, was the largest seaborne invasion in history.Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft accompanied by 289 escort vessels and 277 minesweepers from...
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D-Day was a turning point for the free world — and Trump should take lessons...
President Ronald Reagan's remarkable Pointe du Hoc speech carries lessons about honor and valor that hold true today.D-Day was a turning point for the free world. It still is.With poignant, haunting...
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The US Air Force flew a specially painted A-10 over Normandy to mark 74 years...
The Michigan Air National Guard's 107th Fighter Squadron flew a specially painted A-10C Warthog over the beaches of Normandy on Tuesday to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. D-Day...
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5 things you didn't know about the Battle of Midway — the fight that changed...
Just six months after the tragic bombing of Pearl Harbor, US and Japanese forces clashed once again in the Pacific.For three days, Navies battled near the Midway Atoll, located roughly half way between...
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The US Army is 243 years old — here's what its soldiers have worn into battle...
From rags to spit-and-polish boots, from scratchy blue wool to the new operational camouflage pattern, from tricorn hat to helmet, the Army uniform has changed drastically through the years. In honor...
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6 brutal facts about 'flying the hump' — the deadly World War II air route...
"The Hump" was the nickname Allied pilots gave the airlift operation that crossed the Himalayan foothills into China. It was the Army Air Force's most dangerous airlift route, but it was the only way...
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The Pieper twins died together in World War II. 74 years later, they'll...
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — For decades, he was known only as Unknown X-9352 at a World War II American cemetery in Belgium where he was interred.On Tuesday, Julius Heinrich Otto "Henry" Pieper,...
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A Pearl Harbor survivor got a touching surprise tribute on his final visit to...
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Ray Emory survived the early morning attack on Pearl Harbor that killed nearly 2,400 servicemen in shower of bombs and explosions nearly 80 years ago.The 97-year-old never...
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The 10 most intense battles in US history
In the short history of our country, the United States rose to global military dominance — yeah, I said it. Come at me, China.But the road to the top was paved with the blood of good men and women....
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My first impressions of "Battlefield V," the successor to one of the best...
In a strange way, I haven't been too excited about "Battlefield V."It's mostly because "Battlefield 1"— its predecessor — was so good that I didn't exactly feel a need for a new "Battlefield" game. It...
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The US's best tank in World War II rarely saw combat
Sometimes, a good weapon system never gets a chance to shine. In some cases, there simply aren't any conflicts through which the gear can demonstrate its worth (the B-36 Peacemaker comes to mind). In...
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