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An American World War II re-enactor is dressed for some cold weather duty .

So you wanna drive a tank?

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Wounded American serviceman Arthur Moore pauses to reflect during a ticker tape parade in New York following press reports of the unconditional surrender of Germany on May 7, 1945.

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Sgt. Kitner, HQ company, 331st Regiment, 2nd Battalion 83rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during World War II, enjoys a hard-earned libation during a break from fighting in France, in 1944.

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The start of the arena events program at the Dig For Victory Show in Great Britain was announced by the firing of a 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun to simulate an air raid.

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A young re-enactor is just the right age to be portraying a paratrooper of the 3rd Battalion 506 PIR of the 101st Airborne Division.

COLLECTING CHAOS!

THE CHASE NEVER ENDS!

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U.S. Air Force photographer Sergeant Brush with his Fairchild K20 camera for aerial photography, June 1944. He is positioned in a B-17 bomber, which had a crew of 10 airmen.

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A World War II M3 medium tank and its U.S. Army crew were photographed in Fort Knox, Kentucky, in June 1942. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images).

HOMEFRONT NEWS

Rules amended for ‘respectful’ flag display According to a new memo released Jan. 10, service members can freely unfurl the American flag “regardless of its size or position, at eligible public sporting and other community events, provided that such...

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A digitally restored war propaganda poster from World War II features an American fighter pilot, giving the thumbs up in a plane-filled sky. It declares - “You Buy ’em, We’ll Fly ’em — Defense Bond Stamps”. (Getty Images).

Tooling Up

The tools you really need to keep ’em rolling

JEEP SALUTE!

Not all of them were created equal

‘Kettenkraftrad’: Half-Tractor

In the quaint town of Neckarsulm near Stuttgart, Germany, a company with a rather unwieldy name – Neckarsulm Strickmaschinen Union (Neckarsulm Knitting-machine Union) – began its journey into motorized transportation. Originally producing safety...

Uncle Sam: Postwar Junk Dealer

During WWII, the United States spent $288 billion in 1940 dollars, equivalent to $6.5 trillion in 2024 dollars. By the end of WWII, much of that money was just gone. It had been spent on bombs, on airplanes that had been shot down, on soldiers’...

Discovering the Medals of Latin American

Many collectors tend to focus on specific areas of military collectibles including United States military medals, medals of German States, named medals of particular British units, and even WWI town, city, and county medals of the U.S.A in WWI & WWII...

Fabulous Findlay!

A feast for MV lovers

WARAG ’24

Something of a tradition has built up surrounding military shows in the United Kingdome, with organizers trying to theme their show to incorporate a local wartime connection. Of course, this is not always possible, but one show which has managed this...