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james madison
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Today in military history: Madison calls for Navy officers to fight the British

By Team Mighty

why did germany invade the soviet union
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Today in military history: Germany’s failed march on Soviet Union

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soviet partisans
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4 Soviet partisans who wreaked havoc on the Nazi war machine

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Florent Groberg
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MOH Monday: Captain Florent Ahmed Groberg

By Jessica Evans

franz ferdinand
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Today in military history: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria is killed, sparking WWI

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cold war spy
Military News

The most damaging Soviet mole of the Cold War died in prison after a life sentence

By Team Mighty

start of korean war
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Today in military history: Truman orders US forces to Korea

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battle of Surigao Strait
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The night Pearl Harbor survivors got revenge

By Logan Nye

berlin airlift
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Today in military history: Berlin Airlift begins

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navy ace during flight training
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This Navy ace shot down both German and Japanese planes during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

space cannon
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The Soviets fired this secret heavy space cannon while in orbit

By Blake Stilwell

uss tinian
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This aircraft carrier was never commissioned and never served on active duty

By Miguel Ortiz

Battle of Little Bighorn
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Today in military history: Battle of Little Bighorn begins

By Team Mighty

Black Americans volunteered to fight Axis Italy in droves before the US entered WWII
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Black Americans volunteered to fight Axis Italy in droves before the US entered WWII

By Team Mighty

war movie
Entertainment

This ’65 war movie was so bad that Eisenhower came out of retirement to publicly slam it

By Blake Stilwell

The F-14 Tomcat was designed around its engines, radar and missiles
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The F-14 Tomcat was designed around its engines, radar and missiles

By Miguel Ortiz

Tonkin Gulf Resolution
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Today in military history: US Senate repeals Tonkin Gulf Resolution

By Team Mighty

Luftwaffe pilot plane
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Today in military history: Luftwaffe pilot mistakenly lands in England

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boeing
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Boeing turned a nuclear bomber into a double-deck airliner

By Miguel Ortiz

operation rolling thunder
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How Operation Rolling Thunder forever impacted military strategy

By Jessica Evans

operation barras
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Operation Barras: That time Brits rescued hostages in Sierra Leone

By Jessica Evans

nazi occupation
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These are the only Brits who endured Nazi occupation

By Logan Nye

GI Bill
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Today in military history: FDR signs the GI Bill into law

By Team Mighty

us constitution
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Today in military history: US Constitution ratified

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us soviet hotline
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Today in military history: US-Soviet hotline is agreed upon

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wwii nuns
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The nuns who escaped the Japanese by submarine during WWII

By Terry Lloyd

ryan m. pitts
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MoH Monday: Staff Sergeant Ryan M. Pitts

By Jessica Evans

boeing
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The Air Force still flies Boeing’s first jet

By Miguel Ortiz

flag patch
Military News

The history behind the ‘other’ flag patch on Navy uniforms

By Miguel Ortiz

Battle of the Philippine Sea
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Today in military history: American victory in Battle of the Philippine Sea

By Team Mighty

War of 1812
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Today in military history: The War of 1812 begins

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son of a gun
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The spectacular naval origin of the phrase, ‘son of a gun’

By Blake Stilwell

guinit helmet
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Filipino soldiers wore helmets made from coconuts during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

bunker hill
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Today in military history: Battle of Bunker Hill began

By Team Mighty

wwii torpedo
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This was the most successful torpedo attack of World War II

By Logan Nye

convenanter
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The Covenanter was Britain’s worst tank

By Logan Nye

battleship
Tactical

How a WWII cruiser became ‘The Longest Ship in the World’

By Miguel Ortiz

USS Lunga Point
Tactical

This was the most popular carrier class in Naval history

By Logan Nye

world war i std regulation 40d
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The British women convicted of infecting WWI troops with STDs

By Logan Nye

flag day
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Here’s everything you need to know about Flag Day

By Jessica Evans

army birthday
Military News

Happy Birthday, Army! Fun facts to celebrate

By Jessica Evans

iron curtain
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The frigid origin of the Iron Curtain

By Jessica Evans

espionage act
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Today in military history: Congress passes Espionage Act

By Team Mighty

canada invade us with sikhs
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Why Canada wanted to invade the United States with an army of Sikhs

By Team Mighty

wild bill donovan cia
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The father of the CIA: Wild Bill Donovan

By Jessica Evans

John Baca medal of honor winner.
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Medal of Honor Monday: Sergeant First Class John Baca

By Jessica Evans

Photo of Eugene Ashley Jr with an American flag background
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MoH Monday: SFC Eugene Ashley, Jr.

By Jessica Evans

a photo of SFC Webster anderson
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MoH Monday: Remembering triple amputee SFC Webster Anderson

By Jessica Evans

when was us army founded
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Today in military history: US Army is founded

By Team Mighty

Alexander the Great
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Today in military history: Alexander the Great dies

By Team Mighty

earl plumlee
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MoH Monday: MSgt Earl Plumlee

By Jessica Evans

6 pieces of gear worn by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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6 pieces of gear worn by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

By Miguel Ortiz

National Museum of the Pacific War
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Why the National Museum of the Pacific War is in Texas

By Miguel Ortiz

cavalry
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The last horse charge of American cavalry was in World War II

By Logan Nye

A composite photo of an American flag and James Anderson, JR.
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Medal of Honor Monday: James Anderson, Jr.

By Jessica Evans

oscar p. austin
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Medal of Honor Monday: Oscar P. Austin

By Jessica Evans

blitzkrieg
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Beyond the Blitzkrieg

By Jessica Evans

tear down berlin wall
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Today in military history: Reagan challenges Gorbachev to tear down Berlin Wall

By Team Mighty

blood banks
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How an Army captain invented blood banks during WWI

By Ruddy Cano

uss indianapolis
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A sixth grade history project exonerated the captain of the USS Indianapolis

By Blake Stilwell

disobey orders
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5 famous times senior enlisted told officers to shove it

By Ruddy Cano

army rank promotion
Military Life

Military ranks: Chevrons, stars and bars, oh my!

By Jessica Evans

radomes cold war history
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A piece of forgotten Cold War history

By Megan Harless

german u boat lake michigan
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There’s a German U-boat at the bottom of Lake Michigan

By Blake Stilwell

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