A look at how a real WWII Army helmet holds up in a bulletproof test. The video focuses on the helmet’s protection and what ...

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 ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The National Research Council will convene specialists in committee form to consider ...

U.S. troops wade ashore from a LCVP landing craft, off "Omaha" Beach, 6 June 1944. Note DUKWs and half-tracks at the water line, lines of men headed inland, and M1903 and M1 rifles carried by some of ...