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4 Korean War heroes who fought amazing last stands

In the annals of military history, the Korean War is unique in the sheer numbers of human wave attacks that defenders were forced to confront. Like the Japanese in WWII, the Chinese and North Korean forces were keen on assaulting defensive positions…

ByJames Elphick

The reason people wear wristwatches is because of World War I

This wounded cav scout saved his unit during an enemy ambush

This is how a trial by combat actually worked

ByEric Milzarski

What happened when the Nazi generals turned themselves in, 75 years ago

Over 1/4 of Guam is made up of US military

ByTim Kirkpatrick

WWII nose art motivated airmen with sex and humor

ByBlake Stilwell

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4 Korean War heroes who fought amazing last stands

ByJames Elphick

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The reason people wear wristwatches is because of World War I

This wounded cav scout saved his unit during an enemy ambush

This is how a trial by combat actually worked

ByEric Milzarski

What happened when the Nazi generals turned themselves in, 75 years ago

Over 1/4 of Guam is made up of US military

ByTim Kirkpatrick

WWII nose art motivated airmen with sex and humor

ByBlake Stilwell

4 Vietnam War heroes you’ve never heard of

ByJames Elphick

These 16 photos show how the US military helped the victims of Hurricane Matthew

This failed nuclear engine might be able to power your city

That time Hollywood’s favorite outsider visited the Screaming Eagles

ByHarold C. Hutchison

The 12 best quotes from ‘Apocalypse Now’

These 5 innovative Civil War weapons changed combat forever

ByJames Elphick

This is how you got promoted in the Aztec military

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This is what happened when a P-51 Mustang chased a UFO over Kentucky in 1948

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Operation Foxley was the 1944 Special Operations plan to kill Hitler

This is why camouflaged troops wearing reflective belts became a thing

ByEric Milzarski

West Point’s Class of 1915 is one the stars fell on

ByJames Elphick

These are the 6 largest guns ever used in combat

ByJames Elphick

That time the US stole a Soviet satellite

4 tactical blunders the British made in the Revolutionary War

ByJames Elphick

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