History (Page 15)

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

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The Berlin Airlift turned Germany into a beacon of hope in one year

Today in military history: Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier

One of the closest brushes with nuclear war was Russia vs China

5 best retorts when asked inappropriate questions about your Purple Heart

By Uncle Walkie

3 surprising facts about Purple Heart recipients

The reason the military bombed this volcanic crater in Hawaii

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Continental Congress authorizes first naval force

This was the last enemy ship sunk by the US Navy in combat

By Blake Stilwell

Brothers in paws: A list of military-utilized dog breeds

By Zackry Colston

The 8 rules for rookie combat pilots in World War I

What happened when two Civil War flag bearers fought each other

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: USS Cole attacked by terrorists

The mystery of Vietnam apes

By Bethaney Phillips

Delta Daze: The ‘ghosts’ Delta Force saw after the Cold War

The most underrated general of WWI was a German who never lost

A fake smokestack made this German ship an unstoppable predator

Today in military history: Boer War begins in South Africa

Who was the Pierrepont family of executioners?

This Civil War battle literally saw brother against brother

By Blake Stilwell

This WWII veteran was awarded the Silver Star at the age of 107

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Birth of the Naval Academy

Why this caregiver was allowed to follow her husband to battle

Eight brothers fought in World War II

By Bethaney Phillips

Project MARAUDER: A history of the Air Force plasma cannon

How the Halifax Explosion destroyed a city and became a folk song

What is the US Air Force Rapid Dragon program?

Everything you need to know about the Battle of Baqubah

By Jessica Evans

The 5 bloodiest battles of the 20th century

By Blake Stilwell

President Nixon’s Secret Service uniform was almost unbelievable

South Korean student-soldiers fought off a North Korean army for 11 hours

How did the South feel about Lincoln assassination?

The only way Napoleon’s enemies could beat him was by not fighting him at all

Today in military history: US forces capture British ships on Lake Erie

Revolutionary War

Britain’s unluckiest general surrendered to two of the empire’s greatest enemies

Why the King’s Guard wear those giant bearskin hats

The potentially devastating weapon the Nazis gave civilians to fight Allied soldiers

Today in military history: Alvin York captures 132 Germans at Argonne

This World War II German ‘Suicide Squad’ is just as horrifying as you’d think

What happened to HMS Glowworm?

Was there a Second Korean War?

A US Navy destroyer once won a surface engagement with potatoes

‘The Grunt Padre’ was a chaplain who gave his life for his Marines’ souls

By Blake Stilwell

Why a NATO general defied the Supreme Allied Commander in Kosovo

The 5 boldest attack plans in American military history

Today in military history: Yom Kippur War begins

Afghanistan War

Today in military history: US-led attack on Afghanistan begins

8 haunting photos from an abandoned Air Force Base

By Blake Stilwell

This is what the average sailor ate aboard a WWII era ship

Everything you never knew about Army uniforms

By Jessica Evans

Today in military history: Tecumseh defeated in War of 1812

Operation Gladio: The covert Italian stay-behind operation

By Jessica Evans

How Operation CHAOS let the CIA play James Bond

By Jessica Evans

This Top Secret mission called for the US to attack Miami

By Jessica Evans

Photos from the Battle of the Bulge

These London railings are actually WWII stretchers

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Soviet Union launches Sputnik

17 photos that show how high schoolers are turned into badass Marine infantrymen

Today in military history: Germany conducts successful V-2 rocket test

When the Coast Guard saved New York from a huge blast during WWII

How an 83-year-old Russian led an invading enemy right into an ambush

Revolutionary War

The 10 weirdest military mysteries

By Brittany Sulc

Today in military history: Texas Revolution begins with Battle of Gonzales

What happened the first time the German Army met a Soviet T-34 tank

Spanish-American War

The Americans built a dynamite gun for the Spanish-American War