The c-word – conscription – once a dirty word in Britain, is back in debate after Nato secretary general, Mark Rutte, warned that Europe must brace for a war on a scale ‘our grandparents and ...

An item Tony held in high regard was a USMC J Unertl 8-power sniper scope of a type issued to US Marine Corps snipers during World War II and the Korean War to mount on the legendary M1903A1 ...

Connie Francis, 87. The wholesome pop star’s 1950s and ’60s hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the ...

Steves’s book is based on his original travel diary, and to his credit, he seems to have understood he was experiencing something special.

The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope.     The fatal shooting of conservative ...

Often derided by their enemies and patronised by their major ally, the armed forces of Italy during the second world war have ...

World War II was fought on land, sea, and air, but it was the small arms carried by millions of soldiers that shaped the ...

World War II ended generations ago, yet many of its weapons are still firing in today’s conflicts. Heavy machine guns, ...

The ministry confirmed that the Naval Strike Missile (NSM) will be fitted after the vessel arrives in Romania, as the ship’s primary anti-ship capability.

A U.S. Army soldier who earned the prestigious Medal of Honor during World War II has been accounted for more than eight ...

Romania's defence ministry said it will buy French Mistral air defence systems worth more than 626 million euros ($726 million), part of a joint procurement deal with several other European Union ...

World War II US Army Capt. Willibald Bianchi survived two chest wounds from Japanese gunfire, the Bataan Death March, wretched captivity in prisoner-of-war camps and the sinking of his first POW ...