“Tag: wwII”

In March 1945, tanks and infantry under the command of the 3rd Armored Division took the largest German city captured by the U.S. during WWII: Cologne.

The M1919 Browning was the workhorse machine gun of the U.S. Military during World War II. Learn about the background behind this durable and reliable design.

In this episode of “I Have This Old Gun,” American Rifleman TV staff examine the intricacies of M1911A1 pistols built by Remington Rand for World War II.

From its introduction, American Rifleman has covered the M1 Garand from many angles. Editor-in-Chief Mark Keefe discusses the legacy of this iconic battle rifle.

An overview of the guns and the men attached to the U.S. 9th Armored Division that took the Ludendorff bridge at Remagen in March, 1945.

The M1 Garand is one of the iconic battle rifles of the 20th century, but with some modification, could it be a great general-purpose rifle for the 21st? Here's our attempt to modernize the M1 Garand.

The U.S. Mint is recognizing the 75th anniversary of WWII with an obverse privy mark on its quarters in 2020.

A reader inquires about Winchester-made Garand rifles, of which there were more than a half-million.

An infantryman with the 3rd Armored Division figures prominently in the bestselling book Spearhead. Now 95 years old, Buck Marsh relates some of his combat experiences as a rifleman armed with the M1 Garand from three-quarters of a century ago.