The ancient city of Pompeii is one of those archaeological sites that keeps on giving with one discovery after another. While ...

Before Pompeii was engulfed in volcanic ash, its walls may have been battered by an ancient "machine gun" while the city was under siege. A study has uncovered compelling evidence that Roman forces ...

Researchers have uncovered evidence that a weapon known as the polybolos—or multi-thrower—was used during the Roman conquest ...

A family pet charged an enemy machine gun nest during the invasion of Sicily, earned military decorations and sparked a ...

The Vietnam War pushed military technology to its limits, introducing weapons that reshaped how wars are fought. From ...

At the dawn of mechanized warfare, the U.S. Military contended with the reality that infantrymen would need an effective arm ...

Often overlooked by Western military historians, the Battle of Shanghai in 1937 was an early sign of the brutal urban combat ...