world war II

The tie-up of GM and Honda’s gets real, GM also had a very good fourth quarter, and teens. All that and more in The…

Going by what I know from Hollywood, the bomb-disposal community has a firm definition for the strategic technique…

On Tuesday morning, when a familiar number came up on my phone, I just knew it. It was Pat Barbour, the wife of a…

With the global market for private cars all but halted and manufacturing techniques and capacity revolutionized by…

The sinking of the ammunition ship USS Serpens in January 1945 was the single deadliest day in the history of the…

Like many other places in Germany, the western city of Bonn had plenty of rebuilding to do after World War II. So,…

Ninety-two year old James Barbour III is tough in an unusual kind of way. The stereotypical tough guy grimaces and…

If you’ve ever seen a picture of a World War II Jeep with brown paint between the points of its “invasion star,” you…

In 1955, one brave Frenchman’s thirst for adventure took him on an epic 25,000 mile road trip through Africa that…

Perhaps the original Jeep enthusiast, Francis ‘Jeep’ Sanza—the mechanic who drove General George S. Patton Jr.…

In 1945, an American soldier gave my Grandpa—who was then an eight-year-old living in Southern Germany—a ride in a…

Despite one of America’s top generals calling the World War II Jeep “America’s greatest contribution to modern…

As you may or may not know, I have a thing for early Volkswagens. I’m also aware of how problematic that is, what…

A homeless man dressed as a British soldier and dumped in the ocean as part of a plan masterminded by the creator of…

The Bugatti 100P was an airplane unique in its use and its existence—it was a one-off project by company founder…

To allow U.S. military vehicles to drive through deep water during World War II beach landings, the armed forces…

Once in a while, you hear an old war story that restores your faith in humanity. Usually it involves a moment of…

Did you know that Chrysler built more than 25 percent of America’s tanks during World War II? And in addition to…

Seventy years ago, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on Japan. At the time, the US was the…