The crude assortment of fighting tools used by the Japanese during World War II give clues of an unprepared and unmatched ...

Did you know that a lot of popular snacks and prepared foods we still love to eat today were originally made as wartime ...

American Science & Surplus today still carries a hodgepodge of industrial, military, and educational items — which have been used in homemade cars and telescopes, model railroads, and sculptures ...

Richard Marles says Labor will bring forward $1 billion in defence spending in the budget; second lady Usha Vance to visit Greenland as Trump talks up US takeover. How the day unfolded.

When the war ended and all sides began to disarm they found themselves with literally tens of thousands of now-surplus tanks in their inventories.

Military Digest | When Churchill wanted Indian Army to be cut to size at height of WWII Documents from the UK National Archives reveal the frantic efforts of the commander-in-chief, General Claude ...

The Army is too top-heavy Surplus generals, swollen staffs, and excess headquarters drain headcount and resources from warfighting units.

Harsh weather during conflicts over the past century has pushed the Canadian military to constantly update the materials and designs of their soldiers' uniforms. The Weather Network's Connor O ...

A thriving military surplus industry sprung up following World War II when the massive inventory of government-issued equipment became available.

During World War II, hundreds of prisoner of war camps were set up in the United States. Among them: one established at Milwaukee's Mitchell Field.

Looking at military spending by war can show us how wars and defense spending affected the U.S. economy, factors that influenced military spending, and trends in defense spending over the years.

The well-to-do people had wrought iron, wicker, or wooden Adirondack chairs. We had wool army blankets. These itchy blankets were a big part of my youth. There were plenty of them around after WWII.