In 1942, the Battle of Midway began. It raged for four days and was the turning point for the United States in the World War ...

In 1944, Norwegian resistance fighters in the town of Kongsberg blew up a factory making cannons for occupying Nazi German forces during World War II. More than 80 years ...

World War II weapons are increasingly seen by collectors ... and other battle ingredients. The Molotov cocktail embodies the notion of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” ...

the 2,000 police inside the Prefecture had used Molotov cocktails to thwart an attack by three German tanks. A fragile cease-fire, negotiated by the Swedish consul in Paris, saved the French ...

The government has urged Ukrainians to prepare Molotov cocktails in anticipation of street ... whatever,” noted Stuart Macrae in his book on WWII British weapons development.

Here's a look at the history of Molotov cocktails ... The British early in World War II also used improvised handheld firebombs when Britain feared a German invasion. According to a 1943 history ...

Molotov Cocktails are not limited to the battlefields of World War II. During the Battle of Fallujah ... U.S. and Russian foreign and defense policy, German politics, and culture.

Molotov Cocktails are not limited to the battlefields of World War II. During the Battle of Fallujah ... European defense issues, and German politics and culture. This article first appeared ...

The big problem was that the T-26 was too easily destroyed by light anti-tank weapons and even improvised weapons, liked Molotov cocktails ... the T-34 tank during WWII. The most striking ...

Maurice Rose of Denver in World War II. (Eric Lubbers/The Colorado Sun ... Smoyer remembers the threat of Molotov cocktails hurled from rooftops and the danger of bazooka-like anti-tank guns ...

The rise and evolution of the tank during World War II began a rush to field lightweight ... ranged from shaped charge hand grenades to Molotov cocktails—the latter could be as simple as a ...

He was 17 when he joined the military to fight the German ... Molotov cocktails.” The camps also were meant to instruct some agents on how to train other members of the resistance, which by WWII ...