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pearl s. buck
History

When America defended China: The influence of author Pearl S. Buck

By Terry Lloyd

Tatra 87 nazi car
History

An awful car killed more Nazi generals than World War II

By Blake Stilwell

Spanish American War
Military Life

What it was like to fight in Spanish-American War, according to witnesses who were there

By Logan Nye

cosmonaut shotgun soviets
Tactical

This is why Soviet cosmonauts carried a shotgun into space

By Blake Stilwell

wwii treasure
Military News

This WWII treasure was found in a Goodwill

By Bethaney Phillips

Gulf of Tonkin
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Today in military history: Gulf of Tonkin Incident

By Team Mighty

uss ward
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USS Ward: The Alpha and Omega of WWII

By Terry Lloyd

flora sandes
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This British woman fought with Serbia in World War I

By Logan Nye

Operation Prairie
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Today in military history: Marines launch Operation Prairie in Vietnam

By Team Mighty

iraq invasion of kuwait
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Today in military history: Iraq invades Kuwait

By Team Mighty

operation kiebitz
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That time Germany tried to steal four U-boat officers

By Logan Nye

tony mendez master of disguise
History

This CIA agent was the ‘Master of Disguise’

By Jessica Evans

jfk on PT-109
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Today in military history: Japanese sink PT-109 with future President JFK on board

By Team Mighty

Oppenheimer
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What happened with Oppenheimer’s revoked security clearance

By Miguel Ortiz

michael murphy medal of honor
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MoH Monday: Lt. Michael P. Murphy

By Jessica Evans

deepest ocean dive captain
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A Navy submarine captain set the record for the deepest ocean dive

By Miguel Ortiz

doolittle raiders takeoff
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Why the Doolittle Raid required a handmade bombsight

By Miguel Ortiz

allies in africa
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The forgotten victories – and victors – of the Allies in Africa

By Logan Nye

great emu war
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That time Aussies fought emus

By Jessica Evans

Ritchie Boys
History

How 2,000 Jewish refugees tipped WWII to the US

By Logan Nye

uss salmon
Tactical

The insane survival of the USS Salmon

By Logan Nye

german world war i surrender
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The last Germans to surrender in World War I

By Logan Nye

african bees
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That time African bees interrupted a battle multiple times

By Logan Nye

operation k
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The attempted second attack on Pearl Harbor

By Logan Nye

USS Indianapolis
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Surviving the sinking of the USS Indianapolis

By Jessica Evans

operation crevice
History

Operation Crevice: The stage of terror

By Jessica Evans

This tank reached a whopping speed of 104 mph
Tactical

This tank reached a whopping speed of 104 mph

By Miguel Ortiz

medgar evers
History

This Civil Rights legend was a veteran of World War II France

By Logan Nye

robert j. miller medal of honor
History

MoH Recipient Profile: Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller

By Jessica Evans

ukraine nato
Military News

NATO is expediting Ukraine’s membership

By Miguel Ortiz

ulysses s grant
History

General of the Armies Grant only third officer to hold the rank

By Logan Nye

d-day radar
History

How the Brits jammed radar on D-Day

By Logan Nye

tony bennett
Military News

WWII veteran and legendary singer Tony Bennett dies at 96

By Miguel Ortiz

Captured Confederate ordnance at city point
History

This devastating bombing was courtesy of Confederate Secret Service

By Logan Nye

russian assets
Military Life

US lawmakers considered making it legal to pirate assets of Russian citizens

By Team Mighty

Fort Stedman lincoln
History

That time President Lincoln had front-row seats to a Confederate surprise attack

By Logan Nye

kevlar vest with bullet
Tactical

The inventor of the Kevlar vest fought a shootout during a pizza delivery

By Team Mighty

the gentle giant in vietnam
History

The ‘Gentle Giant’ of Vietnam was a Recon Marine known for underwater KA-BAR kills

By Team Mighty

russian troops
History

Thousands of Russian troops almost fought the American Revolution

By Blake Stilwell

battle of wanat
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The history of the Battle of Wanat

By Jessica Evans

14th amendment
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Today in military history: 14th Amendment defines citizenship

By Team Mighty

Korean War
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Today in military history: Armistice ends the Korean War

By Team Mighty

FBI founded
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Today in military history: FBI founded

By Team Mighty

missing pilots
Military News

Pilot bodies returned home after going missing in Vietnam 54 years ago

By Miguel Ortiz

John Henry Turpin
History

The Navy’s first Black master diver survived the USS Maine explosion

By Team Mighty

bombing raid
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1,000 bombers took part in largest World War II bombing raid

By Logan Nye

Free Officers
History

Today in military history: Military topples Egyptian monarchy

By Team Mighty

manned torpedoes in WWII
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These were Britain’s ‘manned torpedoes’ in World War II

By Logan Nye

buffalo soldiers
History

The often forgotten Buffalo Soldiers must be remembered

By Joslin Joseph

william speakman
History

That time a British soldier held back 6,000 enemy troops with beer bottles

By Blake Stilwell

warsaw deportations
History

Today in military history: Nazis begin Warsaw deportations

By Team Mighty

battle of bull run
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Today in military history: Battle of Bull Run

By Team Mighty

military food
History

From the front lines to the fridge, the history of military meals

By Logan Nye

frank wisner spy
History

America’s first spy: Frank Wisner

By Jessica Evans

john selman
History

A Confederate veteran-turned-lawman shot the deadliest gunfighter in the Old West

By Team Mighty

free french commandos
History

The last of the Free French Commandos who landed at Normandy on D-Day dies at 100

By Team Mighty

French Foreign Legion camerone
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The French Foreign Legion and what happened at the Battle of Camerone

By Jessica Evans

prone pilot gloster meteor
Tactical

This plane required pilots to lay down in the cockpit to fight

By Logan Nye

Specialist Salvatore Giunta
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MoH Profile: Salvatore Augustine Giunta

By Jessica Evans

USS Lafayette frigate
History

The Navy’s new ships pay tribute to its first frigates

By Miguel Ortiz

war dogs
Military Life

The National War Dog Cemetery is in the Pacific

By Miguel Ortiz

first man on the moon
History

Today in military history: First man on the moon

By Team Mighty

holliday statue
History

Today in military history: Doc Holliday kills for the first time

By Team Mighty

mein kampf
History

Today in military history: ‘Mein Kampf’ is published

By Team Mighty

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