World War II, over its six-year span, saw the death of approximately 85 million people. In the name of victory, for defense and offense, nations developed creative new ways to fight, from the sea, on ...

The Supermarine Spitfire fighter was arguably the most important British warplane of World War II. Flying alongside older and slower Hawker Hurricanes in the Battle of Britain during the summer and ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Britain’s Directorate of Technical Development considered Poland’s PZL P.24 monoplane to replace the Hawker Fury before deciding to stay with the indigenous Spitfire.