WW2 Weapons
The personal firearms, tanks, artillery, and other forms of weapons used during World War Two.
WW2 Vehicles: American, British, and German
The following article on WW2 vehicles is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman’ D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This article focuses on WW2 vehicles used by Americans, the British, and Germans. The types of...
WW2 Tanks: American, British, and German
The following article on WW2 tanks is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman’ D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Armored warfare was a salient feature of the Second World War; among WW2 tanks the Allied and German...
Naval Artillery: Firepower on Display at D-Day
The following article on naval artillery is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman’ D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Naval artillery has been a primary feature of naval power since cannons were mounted to war...
DD Tank: Duplex Drive Tanks
The following article on the DD Tank is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman’ D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. For Operation Overlord, 514 tanks were modified with duplex drive kits intended to give the armored...
Combined Bomber Offensive: Crippling Germany with Non-Stop Bombing
The following article on the Combined Bomber Offensive is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman’ D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Arising from the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, the Combined Bomber...
German Artillery WW2: 75-210 mm Guns and Rocket Launchers
The following article on German Artillery WW2 is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman’ D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. German Artillery WW2: Fieldpieces 75 mm The 7.5 cm Feld Kanone 38 was a three-inch fieldpiece...
Royal Artillery: The UK’s World War Two Arsenal
The following article on the United Kingdom’s Royal Artillery is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman’ D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The Royal Artillery’s Seventeen-Pounder The quick-firing (QF)...
WW2 Artillery: America’s Firepower
The following article on WW2 artillery is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman’ D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. There are two types of artillery: guns and howitzers. A howitzer combines the power of a gun with...
Antitank Weapons: WW2 Arsenal of America, Britain, and Germany
The following article on antitank weapons is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman’ D-Day Encyclopedia. It is available for order now from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Antitank Weapons: American Bazooka Officially the Antitank Rocket Launcher, the ‘‘bazooka’’ was...
