Ever wonder how WWII reenactors recreate the sound, feel, and firepower of every weapon on the battlefield—without live ammo? From bolt-action rifles to thunderous machine guns, this is how history ...

Operation Cobra was the Allied breakout from Normandy — and this reenactment captured the intensity of that moment. Fighters moved through a fake village used by the U.S. Army, taking enemy supplies, ...

During World War II, thousands of men and women boarded trains, leaving their hometowns for their military assignments. For many of them, it was their first trip away from home, and many would not ...

About 300 visitors took a train trip through history this weekend at the Fox Valley Trolley Museum in South Elgin during its Rails to Victory experience. The event featured World War II reenactors ...

Midway Village Museum will host World War II Days Sept. 27-28. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 27 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 28 at the museum campus, 6799 Guilford Road, ...

World War II enthusiasts won’t want to miss AuGlaize Village and Farm Museum’s “Echoes of Valor” World War II reenactment on April 17-19 as the village kicks off its spring ...

Benedict Arnold had been growing hunkier all afternoon. Incarnated, at the moment, by Cameron Green, the director of interpretation at historic Fort Ticonderoga, Arnold had spent much of this May ...