History (Page 12)

Military history: Battles, campaigns, turning points, and the stories of those who served across every era.

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‘Sheep Dipping’ is the worst name for the military’s best covert ops job

By Blake Stilwell

The Woobie: Why grown men get so emotional about a blanket

By Bethaney Phillips

Clark Gable’s biggest fan was … Adolph Hitler?

Band of Brothers cast members who found fame

By Miguel Ortiz

Today’s Springfield Armory isn’t your grandpa’s Springfield Armory

By Miguel Ortiz

The most successful submarine commander ever was captured by the Japanese

How Apple TV+ followed ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘The Pacific’ with ‘Masters of the Air’

By Miguel Ortiz

The 5 most legendary snipers of all time

The 4 biggest ‘paper tiger’ armies in the world today

By Blake Stilwell

Why the M1 Garand’s ammo capacity was reduced from 10 to 8 bullets

By Miguel Ortiz

Revolutionary War

6 things you didn’t know about the Declaration of Independence

By Megan Harless

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Eight: Trying hard

By Miguel Ortiz

Why Soviet troops boiled their bullets

By Miguel Ortiz

How Hannibal Barca took on the world

By Jessica Evans

5 timeless artists who served their country

We build, we fight: Seabees through history

By Jessica Evans

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Seven: Punching through

By Miguel Ortiz

Why the Chinese military uses ridiculously blue uniforms

By Blake Stilwell

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Five: The Chant

By Miguel Ortiz

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Four: Beat the odds

By Miguel Ortiz

5 Native American tribes most feared by the US Army

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

That time a mortar attack interrupted Toby Keith’s Kandahar USO concert

By Shannon Corbeil

It’s never too late to honor America’s Vietnam veterans

By Matt McAllister

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Three: A genius plan

By Miguel Ortiz

‘Masters of the Air’ deemed gripping, authentic by audiences everywhere

By Tessa Robinson

The indomitable spirit of the Zulu Warriors

By Jessica Evans

This 12-year-old boy became a Navy hero in World War II

The 4 most revolutionary types of armor throughout history

‘Masters of the Air’ review and reactions

By Shannon Corbeil

‘Masters of the Air’ Part One: A baptism by fire

By Miguel Ortiz

Two Navy SEALs were KIA. Does America even notice?

By Tessa Robinson

This attack plane turned the enemy into grease spots

By Harold C. Hutchison

This butler served every president from Truman to Reagan

By Bethaney Phillips

This monster aircraft was the helicopter version of the AC-130 gunship

The Germans had their own mad general who rode into combat in a kilt

Norman Jewison, WWII veteran and 12-time Oscar winner, dead at 97

Operation Desert Shield was the ultimate show of global strength

By Jessica Evans

What it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet

The US Senator who tried to kidnap the Kaiser

By Alex Zakrzewski

Operation Cyclone: The CIA’s covert program to arm the mujahideen

By Jessica Evans

The amazing thing the SR-71 did the day before its retirement

By Blake Stilwell

USAF officer makes history as first active duty Miss America

By Tessa Robinson

A piece of the White House was stolen by the Freemasons

By Tim Kirkpatrick

‘Operation Anthropoid:’ The assassination of the Nazi Butcher of Prague

By Jessica Evans

Foods you never knew were invented by the military

By Bethaney Phillips

‘Operation Gold:’ How an underground tunnel provided a treasure trove of Soviet secrets

By Jessica Evans

‘Operation Bolo’ was the ultimate bait and switch in the sky

By Jessica Evans

Revolutionary War

American leaders launched 3 fleets during the Revolution

5 major complaints Marines have about the M16A4

The mythical origin of the sniper’s ghillie suit

By Miguel Ortiz

The first female Navy gunnery officer was an Asian woman who joined during WWII

Revolutionary War

The last battle of the Revolution was off India in 1783

‘A very deadly woman:’ Ana Montes released from jail

The ‘Boys in the Boat’ is a great and inspirational true story

20 NHL stars who served during World War II

The C-2 Greyhound is subbing in for the grounded CMV-22 Osprey

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: The WWI Christmas truce

This is how POWs got playing cards with secret escape maps for Christmas

By Blake Stilwell

Jimmy Stewart: WWII vet, actor, American patriot

Lt. Col. John Pardo of ‘Pardo’s Push’ fame dies at 89

By Miguel Ortiz

Taylor Swift honors grandfather’s WWII service with song ‘epiphany’

By Tessa Robinson

Bob Gunton: From the front lines of Vietnam to ‘Shawshank Redemption,’ an incredible life

NORAD declassifies Santa’s location

By Tessa Robinson

5 of the rarest unofficial US Navy ‘certificates’

By Eric Milzarski