During WWII, engineers produced some of the most iconic aircraft in history. From sleek fighters to hulking steel beasts -- ...

The 'spy’ (or, more correctly, reconnaissance) aircraft must survive enemy fighters and anti-aircraft weapons, often relying ...

Pre-war air doctrine claimed massed, gun-bristling bombers could penetrate enemy airspace without escorts. Reality hit hard ...

German engineers and scientists created some exceptional and novel military designs during WWII. Granted, not everything they created was an instant success, and they even created one fighter jet that ...

Summary and Key Points: The Essex-class aircraft carriers, commissioned during World War II, were pivotal in the U.S. Navy’s success in the Pacific. Designed pragmatically to meet the immediate ...

World War II was such an all-encompassing conflict that nearly everyone was involved in one way or another. In the United States, civilians gathered scrap metal and other materials for the war effort, ...

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true during the Second World War with the Pacific Ocean being a veritable battlefield ...

What You Need to Know: The German aircraft carrier Graf Zeppelin is often cited as one of the worst aircraft carriers in history. Designed by Deutsche Werke, it was launched in 1938 but never saw ...