Steel helmets from the 1940s were designed to deflect shrapnel and debris, not direct fire. This test puts an original example through a series of impacts to see how the metal holds up — and where the ...

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 ...

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 ...