Why U.S. Failed to Copy German MG42 Most history channels repeat the same few facts about the MG42's rate of[...] ...

The Suomi KP/-31 was one of the lesser-known and yet most influential submachine guns of the Second World War. It was the ...

For the first half of the 20th century, one of the most important firearms in the U.S. military arsenal was the water-cooled ...

World War II accelerated the shift from bolt-action rifles to semi-automatic and automatic weapons that redefined infantry tactics. Mass production innovations like metal stamping enabled nations to ...

During World War II, American soldiers encountered a German machine gun that outperformed anything they carried into battle. This film tells the story of the MG42, the U.S. attempt to copy it through ...

The Second World War lasted from September 1939 to September 1945. It resulted in the deaths of 70 – 85 million people, more than half of which were civilians. The global conflict incentivized ...

One of the more notable aspects of firearms designed for war is that they are built to withstand all kinds of punishing environments. Even when produced in mass quantities, these weapons are designed ...