World War I Excellence: Air Service M1903 Rifle
One of the better-known U.S. military weapons of all time is the “U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1903.” It is considered by many to be the epitome of the bolt-action military rifle and proved its...
View ArticleBattledress Evolution: Combat Uniforms of the US Army
REVOLUTIONARY WAR Today’s Army Service Uniform (ASU), which is the military uniform worn by United States Army personnel in situations where formal dress is called for, including workday situations,...
View ArticleWorld War I Memorial Winning Design Announced For DC
The following is a release from Lisa Ferdinando and the U.S. Army: The United States World War I Centennial Commission announced Tuesday the winning design concept for a new national memorial. The...
View ArticleRemington Model 10 Shotgun: The Other Trench Fighter
One of the most interesting American weapons of World War I was the “trench gun.” For anyone with a modicum of knowledge on the subject, the mention of a trench gun almost always invokes mental images...
View ArticleWorld War I Small Arms and How They Fared During the War
Trenches filled with mud and the constant threat of artillery bombardment are likely the most common images people conjure when they think of World War I. It was a conflict with static lines and...
View ArticleTrench Fighter: The M1917 Enfield Served US Troops in WWI, WWII
When the United States entered World War I, in April 1917, our armed forces were woefully unprepared for the conflict. Among its myriad of challenges, our military faced a serious shortage of service...
View ArticleSHARPSHOOTER – LONG RANGE COUNTERSNIPING
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } During World War I, World War II, the Korean War, most of the Cold War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War, the U.S. issued almost...
View ArticleWar-Forged Helmets
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } The Great War saw the end of gentlemanly combat where armies faced off with one another and signaled the death rattle of cavalry...
View ArticleArmy Heritage And Education Center to Display World War I Medals
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } The U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC) at Carlisle Barracks, Pa. will soon begin displaying a collection of rare World...
View ArticleBritish National Archives Release World War I Soldier Diaries Online
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } The British National Archives announced that it was putting World War I soldier diaries online. British units were required to keep...
View ArticleWWI Soldier Saved by Pocket Watch
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } Had it not been for one pocket watch, 45 people over the course of four generations would not have existed. That pocket watch saved...
View ArticleNew Zealand Holds World War I 100-Gun Salute in Capital
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 180em; } } New Zealanders who lost their lives during the first World War were remembered Monday morning as a 100-gun salute was fired off on the...
View Article6 Must-See Vehicles at the American Military Museum
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } Tucked away in an unassuming corner of the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in the city of South El Monte, Calif., sits the American...
View ArticleWorld War MilitAIRia: 7 Military Sidearm Air Gun Replicas
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } It’s hard to imagine that these different guns from different eras, even from different centuries, all came together in one time...
View ArticleWorld War I Excellence: Air Service M1903 Rifle
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } One of the better-known U.S. military weapons of all time is the “U.S. Rifle, Caliber .30, Model of 1903.” It is considered by many to...
View ArticleBattledress Evolution: Combat Uniforms of the US Army
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } REVOLUTIONARY WAR Today’s Army Service Uniform (ASU), which is the military uniform worn by United States Army personnel in situations...
View ArticleWorld War I Memorial Winning Design Announced For DC
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } The following is a release from Lisa Ferdinando and the U.S. Army: The United States World War I Centennial Commission announced...
View ArticleRemington Model 10 Shotgun: The Other Trench Fighter
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 320em; } } One of the most interesting American weapons of World War I was the “trench gun.” For anyone with a modicum of knowledge on the...
View ArticleWorld War I Small Arms and How They Fared During the War
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } Trenches filled with mud and the constant threat of artillery bombardment are likely the most common images people conjure when they...
View ArticleTrench Fighter: The M1917 Enfield Served US Troops in WWI, WWII
@media (max-width:576px) { .read-more-content { height: 230em; } } When the United States entered World War I, in April 1917, our armed forces were woefully unprepared for the conflict. Among its...
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