History (Page 17)

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

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How a military mission led to one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in history

By Bethaney Phillips

4 armored fighting vehicles designed by Porsche during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: US Air Force becomes independent branch

How Allied air forces made it nearly impossible for Germany to reinforce D-Day

Check out these unbelievable CIA missions

By Jessica Evans

Nazi scientists and the bargain that built the American space program

By Jessica Evans

The macabre way early sailors refreshed their wardrobes

The Army’s newest combat vehicle is named for two hero soldiers

By Miguel Ortiz

How Germany brought the fighting of World War II to Antarctica

Today in military history: Battle of Antietam

4 captains who went down with the ship

By Shannon Corbeil

4 missions of the military working dog

Our top 5 favorite Medal of Honor comic books

5 Disturbing things about ancient Sparta that people don’t really know

4 Very good reasons why naming a military base after John Bell Hood was a bad idea

By Blake Stilwell

The Berlin Wall fell because of one East German bureaucrat’s press conference

This MOH recipient reenlisted to avenge his brother’s death

By Jessica Evans

This is how belt buckles became a thing in the military

8 things you didn’t know about the Battle at Teutoburg Forest

The Army nerfed its ammunition before WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

5 badass women who served

By Marla Bautista

5 weird gifts given to world leaders

Our forgotten heroes: Why don’t we talk about World War I?

By Jessica Manfre

Women in the military: Making waves since WWI

By Amanda Huffman

Keep in line with US Navy grooming standards

By Jessica Evans

Today in military history: Napoleon enters Moscow

This Medal of Honor recipient blocked out being paralyzed to finish the mission

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How one Israeli tanker held off the entire Syrian army in 1973

This Russian-born FBI agent was the bureau’s spycatcher

This was the Confederates’ most famous Army Ranger

This unstoppable artillery bombardment doomed Nazi Berlin

Do you know the history of the American Legion?

By Bethaney Phillips

The history and design behind the legendary A-10

By Miguel Ortiz

Secret Service agents were first responders on 9/11

By Miguel Ortiz

How Disney Channel explained 9/11 to kids

By Miguel Ortiz

Revolutionary War

How the British ‘southern strategy’ ultimately cost them the Revolutionary War

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

My 9/11 story: A Naval Academy plebe on guard

By Chase Millsap

My 9/11 story: ‘We don’t know who did this but we’re going to help kick their ass!’

Afghanistan War

My 9/11 story: ‘I was supposed to be at the World Trade Center’

Afghanistan War

The story behind the famous 9/11 light memorial

By Miguel Ortiz

Afghanistan War

The evacuation of Manhattan on 9/11 was America’s Dunkirk

By Miguel Ortiz

Afghanistan War

We remember 9/11. Here’s why we must never forget 9/10.

By Tessa Robinson

This Army unit was renamed for its search & rescue work on 9/11

By Miguel Ortiz

Why knights were honor bound to fight dragons

10 facts you didn’t know about Nikita Khrushchev

By Bethaney Phillips

This the first time people circumnavigated the globe by air, land, and sea

Today in military history: Japan bombs US mainland

Top 5 peace treaties that were never honored

How reconnaissance makes or breaks a military invasion

The Loch Ness monster’s role in war

By Bethaney Phillips

This pilot rescued troops in Vietnam and earned the Medal of Honor

By Miguel Ortiz

This ‘flying brick’ could fly fast enough to melt its paint

The Navy accident that got it banned from railroads

The ‘shadow scheme’ Britain used to disperse WWII production

Why Congress wants the CIA to come clean about a 1973 coup in Chile

This is the history behind the Navy’s ‘Dixie Cup’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is how Sparta selected infants for their army

This is what makes SWCC crews so lethal

This is why the Navy wears bell bottoms, and it’s not for fashion

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Today in military history: First tank produced

This unit received 21 Medals of Honor and 4,000 Bronze Stars while dealing with America’s mistrust

By Stephen Carlson

That time a Marine had a live RPG stuck in his leg

These are the only 3 countries America hasn’t invaded

By Blake Stilwell

That time a drunk Richard Nixon tried to nuke North Korea

By Blake Stilwell