A GMC DUKW 353 military vehicle will come up for auction in the U.K. at 1 pm GMT (8 am EST) this Saturday, March 20 th. Commonly known as the Duck, the DUKW 353 was an amphibious version of the ...

A quick glance at a map in early January 1942 made things obvious: The Japanese Empire threw America into World War II with its sneak-attack on Pearl Harbor the month before. Germany and Italy quickly ...

The vehicle was a 2.5 ton military cargo hauler sealed tight with a makeshift hull to move troops and supplies ashore during War War II. But Flath envisioned a new life for the DUKW, hauling ...

A band of volunteers has restored a Second World War amphibious vehicle to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. Farmer Graham Smitheringale, 51, described the six-wheeled DUKW as a “lorry that swims” ...

RIVA DEL GARDA, Italy (Dec. 26, 2012) -- During World War II, days before German forces in Italy surrendered, conflict was still strong in the northern area of Italy at Lake Garda. During the last ...

A study committee appointed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will review the safety record of amphibious vessels (DUKW boats) when used for commercial passenger service ...

It felt silly: a group of 30 adults sitting around learning to quack. But as our driver explained, Bostonians who would see us on their city streets have a habit of quacking at the sightseers in ...