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How the KGB trained its ‘illegal’ sleeper agents

How the KGB trained its ‘illegal’ sleeper agents

This Green Beret spent his life fighting communists in three different armies

This Green Beret spent his life fighting communists in three different armies

By Miguel Ortiz

The US plan to train nuclear suicide bomber paratroopers

The US plan to train nuclear suicide bomber paratroopers

By Blake Stilwell

Lend-lease: What was old is new again, with an ironic twist

Lend-lease: What was old is new again, with an ironic twist

Why Russia’s Typhoon-Class submarines are so massive

Why Russia’s Typhoon-Class submarines are so massive

This American bomber-killing missile had a nuclear punch

This American bomber-killing missile had a nuclear punch

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is the toolkit spies carried in their butts

This is the toolkit spies carried in their butts

This is why the Soviet Union was one of the most evil governments ever created

This is why the Soviet Union was one of the most evil governments ever created

America wanted to stop Earth’s rotation during Cold War

America wanted to stop Earth’s rotation during Cold War

You have to see the tombstones in this Soviet military cemetery

You have to see the tombstones in this Soviet military cemetery

By Blake Stilwell

Did the Soviets leave dead cosmonauts in orbit?

Did the Soviets leave dead cosmonauts in orbit?

By Alex Hollings

What to expect from Marine Corps cold weather training ops

What to expect from Marine Corps cold weather training ops

This was Russia’s plan to defeat NATO in the first week of World War III

This was Russia’s plan to defeat NATO in the first week of World War III

This presidential nominee’s campaign was tanked by a tank

This presidential nominee’s campaign was tanked by a tank

By Harold C. Hutchison

Communist countries fought a proxy war against each other in Africa

Communist countries fought a proxy war against each other in Africa

Russian propaganda is not what it used to be … here’s why

Russian propaganda is not what it used to be … here’s why

These heroes used planes as missiles years before the Kamikazes

These heroes used planes as missiles years before the Kamikazes

How Finland almost stopped a massive Soviet invasion in 1940

How Finland almost stopped a massive Soviet invasion in 1940

Indiana’s Military Museum started with a kid’s collection

Indiana’s Military Museum started with a kid’s collection

By Jessica Evans

These are some of the worst war crimes committed by the Soviet Union

These are some of the worst war crimes committed by the Soviet Union

This was the Soviet Union’s advanced laser tank

The military once stored missiles in massive ice tunnels

The military once stored missiles in massive ice tunnels

By Bethaney Phillips

How anti-tank dogs helped advance Soviet forces

How anti-tank dogs helped advance Soviet forces

By Bethaney Phillips

Today in military history: Captured U-2 pilot exchanged for Soviet spy

Today in military history: Captured U-2 pilot exchanged for Soviet spy

US defense companies helped China build its military until the fall of the Soviet Union

US defense companies helped China build its military until the fall of the Soviet Union

This Vietnam War POW used a propaganda film to blink ‘TORTURE’ in Morse Code

This Vietnam War POW used a propaganda film to blink ‘TORTURE’ in Morse Code

By Blake Stilwell

The B-36: The plane ‘so good it never dropped a bomb in anger’

The B-36: The plane ‘so good it never dropped a bomb in anger’

WATCH: The strange history of Fort Miles

WATCH: The strange history of Fort Miles

By Jessica Evans

This general’s legendary sword was found in a pawnshop

This general’s legendary sword was found in a pawnshop

How Pepsi became the 6th largest military in the world

How Pepsi became the 6th largest military in the world

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is the mass suicide mission the Soviets wanted to use on the US Navy in WWIII

This is the mass suicide mission the Soviets wanted to use on the US Navy in WWIII

By Blake Stilwell

This is why it is important that troops stay hydrated during the coldest months

This is why it is important that troops stay hydrated during the coldest months

How a small town in West Virginia used a Cold War tactic to rebuild its infrastructure

How a small town in West Virginia used a Cold War tactic to rebuild its infrastructure

This is the Soviet soldier found alive 30 years after dying in Afghanistan

This is the Soviet soldier found alive 30 years after dying in Afghanistan

By Blake Stilwell

How the Finns sabotaged the Red Army’s retreat with Polka music

How the Finns sabotaged the Red Army’s retreat with Polka music

Today in military history: Soviets take over Afghanistan

Today in military history: Soviets take over Afghanistan

How one pilot became Santa Claus to the kids of West Berlin

How one pilot became Santa Claus to the kids of West Berlin

By Eric Milzarski

How John Wayne got rid of the KGB agents hired to kill him

How John Wayne got rid of the KGB agents hired to kill him

By Blake Stilwell

Tips from Army doctors on how to avoid cold weather injuries

Tips from Army doctors on how to avoid cold weather injuries

By Miguel Ortiz

This Soviet-era Russian war medal is worth $10 million

This Soviet-era Russian war medal is worth $10 million

These are the 11 biological weapons the Soviets wanted to use on the US

These are the 11 biological weapons the Soviets wanted to use on the US

By Blake Stilwell

This single joke by Reagan put the Soviet military on alert

This single joke by Reagan put the Soviet military on alert

How the Finns stopped the Soviets with this polka song

How the Finns stopped the Soviets with this polka song

By Eric Milzarski

Great Falls Nike Fire Control Site W-83 played a critical role in the creation of GPS

Great Falls Nike Fire Control Site W-83 played a critical role in the creation of GPS

By Jessica Evans

The CIA heist to steal a top secret code machine from a Soviet embassy

The CIA heist to steal a top secret code machine from a Soviet embassy

A cartoonish look at how an epic airlift prevented World War 3

A cartoonish look at how an epic airlift prevented World War 3

A Soviet soldier took on 50 Germans with grenades and an ax

A Soviet soldier took on 50 Germans with grenades and an ax

Iran and the CIA teamed up to test Soviet airspace defenses

Iran and the CIA teamed up to test Soviet airspace defenses

Watch the Air Force launch an ICBM in mid-air from the back of a C-5

Watch the Air Force launch an ICBM in mid-air from the back of a C-5

By Blake Stilwell

The real reason North Korea’s capture of the USS Pueblo was a disaster for the US

The real reason North Korea’s capture of the USS Pueblo was a disaster for the US

The Soviet conspiracy that almost started World War III will blow your mind

The Soviet conspiracy that almost started World War III will blow your mind

By Orvelin Valle

The U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed to be allies if aliens attacked Earth

The U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed to be allies if aliens attacked Earth

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Russia tests ICBM

Soviets invade Czechoslovakia

Today in military history: Soviets invade Czechoslovakia

World War II saw the last major cavalry charge in military history

World War II saw the last major cavalry charge in military history

Pictures from the world’s forgotten Venus landers

Pictures from the world’s forgotten Venus landers

By Alex Hollings

This is what ICBM crews will do after a missile launch

This is what ICBM crews will do after a missile launch

By Blake Stilwell

One of Napoleon’s best generals returned to France after almost 200 years

One of Napoleon’s best generals returned to France after almost 200 years

A painting of Texas Tower 4's collapse in a winter storm.

Texas Tower 4 was a Cold War radar outpost that vanished in a winter storm

This top secret Green Beret unit quietly won the Cold War

This top secret Green Beret unit quietly won the Cold War

This bomber made the B-52 look puny

This bomber made the B-52 look puny

By Harold C. Hutchison

This app lets you see the destructive power of nukes on your hometown

This app lets you see the destructive power of nukes on your hometown

By Blake Stilwell

Why the Soviet Union wanted to nuke this hot dog stand

Why the Soviet Union wanted to nuke this hot dog stand

By Blake Stilwell

The spy who gave nukes to the USSR applied for a veteran’s pension

The spy who gave nukes to the USSR applied for a veteran’s pension

By Blake Stilwell