More from Blake Stilwell (Page 18)

Puerto Ricans gained US citizenship just in time to be drafted for World War I
History

Puerto Ricans gained US citizenship just in time to be drafted for World War I

By Blake Stilwell

An ‘undead’ general thrashed the Spartans after his execution
History

An ‘undead’ general thrashed the Spartans after his execution

By Blake Stilwell

That time India took half of Pakistan to pay for a motorcycle
History

That time India took half of Pakistan to pay for a motorcycle

By Blake Stilwell

A Soviet pilot claims he brought down Francis Gary Powers – not a missile
Cold War

A Soviet pilot claims he brought down Francis Gary Powers – not a missile

By Blake Stilwell

Why fake soldiers at Checkpoint Charlie got the boot from Berlin
Cold War

Why fake soldiers at Checkpoint Charlie got the boot from Berlin

By Blake Stilwell

Win the first War on Terror by backing ‘Shores of Tripoli’ on Kickstarter
Marine Corps

Win the first War on Terror by backing ‘Shores of Tripoli’ on Kickstarter

By Blake Stilwell

Check out this crazy double-barreled bolt action rifle
Tactical

Check out this crazy double-barreled bolt action rifle

By Blake Stilwell

This is the weapon NASA will use to fight Earth-ending asteroids
Tactical

This is the weapon NASA will use to fight Earth-ending asteroids

By Blake Stilwell

Why ancient Romans built statues of their greatest enemy
History

Why ancient Romans built statues of their greatest enemy

By Blake Stilwell

How iconic actor James Dean will star in the latest Vietnam War movie
Entertainment

How iconic actor James Dean will star in the latest Vietnam War movie

By Blake Stilwell

This is ‘the moment of truth’ everyone faces in basic training
Basic Training

This is ‘the moment of truth’ everyone faces in basic training

By Blake Stilwell

These are the new ‘most-wanted’ al-Qaeda terrorists
Military News

These are the new ‘most-wanted’ al-Qaeda terrorists

By Blake Stilwell

Everyone lost their minds when a Marine general relieved an Army general
Army

Everyone lost their minds when a Marine general relieved an Army general

By Blake Stilwell

The Indian Army made a grenade from ghost peppers
Army

The Indian Army made a grenade from ghost peppers

By Blake Stilwell

The Japanese have a shrine for every dead warrior who died honorably
History

The Japanese have a shrine for every dead warrior who died honorably

By Blake Stilwell

How effective draftees in the Vietnam War actually were
History

How effective draftees in the Vietnam War actually were

By Blake Stilwell

This World War I veteran came home and built himself a castle in Ohio
History

This World War I veteran came home and built himself a castle in Ohio

By Blake Stilwell

Why any war with China will get Americans drafted
Military News

Why any war with China will get Americans drafted

By Blake Stilwell

6 absurd military habits that stay with you forever
Military Life

6 absurd military habits that stay with you forever

By Blake Stilwell

This former slave became the first African-American West Point grad
Army

This former slave became the first African-American West Point grad

By Blake Stilwell

World War II vets rebuilt an APC to drive through the Iron Curtain
Cold War

World War II vets rebuilt an APC to drive through the Iron Curtain

By Blake Stilwell

The Russians had Women’s ‘Battalions of Death’ in World War I
History

The Russians had Women’s ‘Battalions of Death’ in World War I

By Blake Stilwell

The Air Force wants to retire these 8 aircraft
Air Force

The Air Force wants to retire these 8 aircraft

By Blake Stilwell

Communist Czechs had one recipe book to cook from
Cold War

Communist Czechs had one recipe book to cook from

By Blake Stilwell

JJ Watt will fund Honor Flight with his new Reebok shoe line
Military Life

JJ Watt will fund Honor Flight with his new Reebok shoe line

By Blake Stilwell

6 foreign films where the US military are definitely the bad guys
Cold War

6 foreign films where the US military are definitely the bad guys

By Blake Stilwell

Watch the USS Constitution fire a cannon for the Marines birthday
Marine Corps

Watch the USS Constitution fire a cannon for the Marines birthday

By Blake Stilwell

Service Academy athletes can now go pro after graduation
Army

Service Academy athletes can now go pro after graduation

By Blake Stilwell

Watch how a soldier who survived an RPG in Iraq lives on after ten years
Army

Watch how a soldier who survived an RPG in Iraq lives on after ten years

By Blake Stilwell

Watch a West Point athlete destroy the indoor obstacle course test
Army

Watch a West Point athlete destroy the indoor obstacle course test

By Blake Stilwell

Veterans will get access to Commissary, Exchange, and MWR services
Military Life

Veterans will get access to Commissary, Exchange, and MWR services

By Blake Stilwell

Check out this Royal Marine’s real-world Iron Man jetpack suit
Marine Corps

Check out this Royal Marine’s real-world Iron Man jetpack suit

By Blake Stilwell

The ‘Raptors’ are elite Chinese police arresting protesters in Hong Kong
Military News

The ‘Raptors’ are elite Chinese police arresting protesters in Hong Kong

By Blake Stilwell

The US general most respected by the Nazis may surprise you
Army

The US general most respected by the Nazis may surprise you

By Blake Stilwell

Airmen will soon be able to 3D print entire weapons systems on the flightline
Air Force

Airmen will soon be able to 3D print entire weapons systems on the flightline

By Blake Stilwell

Why Mexico’s military deployed in the United States for the first time in 150 years
History

Why Mexico’s military deployed in the United States for the first time in 150 years

By Blake Stilwell

This is why Washington wasn’t relentlessly attacked by the Confederates
Civil War

This is why Washington wasn’t relentlessly attacked by the Confederates

By Blake Stilwell

The worst cyber attack in DoD history came from a USB drive found in a parking lot
History

The worst cyber attack in DoD history came from a USB drive found in a parking lot

By Blake Stilwell

The ‘most Russian movie possible’ has a machine gun toting bear
Entertainment

The ‘most Russian movie possible’ has a machine gun toting bear

By Blake Stilwell

Why France’s president calls Syria ‘the brain death of NATO’
Cold War

Why France’s president calls Syria ‘the brain death of NATO’

By Blake Stilwell

The hilarious real reason why the F-22 can’t be hacked
Air Force

The hilarious real reason why the F-22 can’t be hacked

By Blake Stilwell

How Western Union helped the US enter World War I
History

How Western Union helped the US enter World War I

By Blake Stilwell

What changes when drug cartels are listed as foreign terrorists
Military News

What changes when drug cartels are listed as foreign terrorists

By Blake Stilwell

How the IRS scored one of the biggest child pornography busts in history
Military News

How the IRS scored one of the biggest child pornography busts in history

By Blake Stilwell

The UK’s ‘Unknown Warrior’ lies among the most historic kings of Britain
History

The UK’s ‘Unknown Warrior’ lies among the most historic kings of Britain

By Blake Stilwell

3 sweeping things the new NDAA passed by the House will do
Marine Corps

3 sweeping things the new NDAA passed by the House will do

By Blake Stilwell

An NFL player and West Pointer reenlisted troops before the Cardinals-Rams game
Entertainment

An NFL player and West Pointer reenlisted troops before the Cardinals-Rams game

By Blake Stilwell

How Iran openly attacked Saudi Arabia and got away with it
Military News

How Iran openly attacked Saudi Arabia and got away with it

By Blake Stilwell

A Navy captain was relieved for sinking a ship-killing German sub in 1942
History

A Navy captain was relieved for sinking a ship-killing German sub in 1942

By Blake Stilwell

Kentucky Colonels are real and they have nothing to do with chicken
History

Kentucky Colonels are real and they have nothing to do with chicken

By Blake Stilwell

The 4 most insane military tactics people actually used
History

The 4 most insane military tactics people actually used

By Blake Stilwell

This is how naval mines take down ships of war
Military Branches

This is how naval mines take down ships of war

By Blake Stilwell

One of the NFL’s finest is supporting wounded warriors with custom cleats
Entertainment

One of the NFL’s finest is supporting wounded warriors with custom cleats

By Blake Stilwell

The Army-Navy Game saw the first use of Instant Replay
Army

The Army-Navy Game saw the first use of Instant Replay

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s what the President is supposed to do during the Army-Navy Game
Army

Here’s what the President is supposed to do during the Army-Navy Game

By Blake Stilwell

The top 6 Army-Navy Game uniforms ever worn for the big rivalry

The top 6 Army-Navy Game uniforms ever worn for the big rivalry

By Blake Stilwell

5 wild things enlisted Marines did that can never be repeated
Marine Corps

5 wild things enlisted Marines did that can never be repeated

By Blake Stilwell

The IRA created a massive propane tank cannon to fight the British
Army

The IRA created a massive propane tank cannon to fight the British

By Blake Stilwell

The crazy improvised gas mask used by World War I troops
Tactical

The crazy improvised gas mask used by World War I troops

By Blake Stilwell

Why US troops in World War I ditched the bayonet for the shovel
History

Why US troops in World War I ditched the bayonet for the shovel

By Blake Stilwell

How a single Viking’s berserker rage changed world history forever
History

How a single Viking’s berserker rage changed world history forever

By Blake Stilwell

Why a signals intelligence aircraft tried to destroy intel using coffee
Aviation

Why a signals intelligence aircraft tried to destroy intel using coffee

By Blake Stilwell

The 5 stupidest losses of the American Civil War
Civil War

The 5 stupidest losses of the American Civil War

By Blake Stilwell

A Night Stalker vet created a custom tactical clamp for moving out in a hurry
Army

A Night Stalker vet created a custom tactical clamp for moving out in a hurry

By Blake Stilwell