War has been part and parcel of humanity since the proverbial beginning of time, and people have clad themselves in protective gear and armor for thousands of years. Helmets worn in combat are not a ...

From airborne drops over Europe to the hands of collectors today, the WWII paratrooper helmet is an artifact steeped in ...

You have to admit, troops from World War II, Korea and Vietnam looked pretty cool in those old photos. Our loved ones in combat zones, carrying their weapons on their shoulders and wearing their ...

Two weeks before the D-Day operation on June 6, 1944, the 101st Airborne Division (aka "The Screaming Eagles") was getting ready for battle when they realized that they needed a quick way to get the ...

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. The article below was originally published at HNN. Seventy years ago this year ...