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Officially designated as United States Submachine Gun, Cal. 45, M3, the venerable M3 was officially introduced into service in 1944. As noted by Clare...
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Officially designated as United States Submachine Gun, Cal. 45, M3, the venerable M3 was officially introduced into service in 1944. As noted by Clare...
In the annals of United States Naval history, Vice Admiral Willis Augustus Lee Jr. (May 11, 1888 – August 25, 1945) is a relatively...
M1 and M2 .30 Carbine: A Short History – There’s just something about the alphanumeric designation of “M1” that has such ubiquity in the...
The D-Day Anniversary Is Here. One expert gives us his take on how one person changed that day forever: During the Normandy landings on...
The Royal Navy's T-class submarine HMS Thunderbolt has the dubious distinction of sinking twice with nearly all hands on board.
The Reds’ own tank-killing plane of the conflict, the “Shturmovik” single-engine bomber, had its own successes.
Exactly one month after the first of thousands of Nazi V-1 “Buzz Bomb” cruise missiles began raining terror and death on London, a Dakota...
As the historic location of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the USS Missouri battleship needs little introduction. That defining moment and the ship...
We at 19FortyFive recently shared with you the story of the late WWII-era Nakajima Kikka. The aircraft was Imperial Japan’s first jet fighter, and...
Two mock torpedo launches went smoothly. But upon the third firing command at 2:36 PM, a 24-foot-long Mark 15 torpedo lept from the Porter...