History (Page 18)

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

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Today in military history: Geronimo surrenders

The last Union combat veteran of the Civil War lived to see the Cold War

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

This firebase was once the ‘evilest place in Afghanistan’

By James Elphick

Pound for pound, these were the deadliest boats of World War II

The first combat qualified female naval aviator died in a crazy accident

By Blake Stilwell

Why Hitler hated red lipstick

By Shannon Corbeil

The mini-armored train that took on the Nazis during World War II

By Randall Stevens

These British commandos kidnapped a German general without firing a shot

By James Elphick

Today in military history: Japan surrenders in WWII

The Soviet Union produced commercials for products that never existed

These POWs escaped to climb Mount Kenya

By Bethaney Phillips

This classic firearms manufacturer is back with retro M16s

By Miguel Ortiz

‘Warriors in their Own Words’ – How the Wild Weasels cleared enemy skies over Vietnam

By James Elphick

3 key differences between Recon Marines and Marine Raiders

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Beware of the 19-year-old pissed off Marine

By Orvelin Valle

What a Hiroshima resident saw the day the bomb dropped

This was Germany’s only military operation in North America during World War II

This WWII Marine wrote the hit song ‘Route 66’

By Miguel Ortiz

She was the first woman to receive both Purple Heart and Bronze Star

By Jessica Evans

This martial art was originally developed to beat up Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Belfort Ruse in WWI

You had to bet your life to graduate from the Vietnam-era Recondo school

By James Elphick

This French military officer was the real-life ‘Last Samurai’

Today in military history: Women join British war effort

Everything you need to know about the Battle of Midway, the ‘turning point’ of WWII

5 historical Chinese military leaders you should know about

WWII Naval Aviator and ‘The Price is Right’ host Bob Barker dies at 99

An Indiana Navy base supplies 18th and 21st century tech

By Miguel Ortiz

The Luger wasn’t Germany’s primary pistol during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Ronald Reagan may have been packing heat the entire time he was President

This is why Washing Machine Charlie is the most annoying enemy aircraft ever

This is what happened when the Navy banned alcohol on its ships

By Blake Stilwell

Why World War I zeppelins were harder to kill than you think

This is how General Patton built up his tank division into the most formidable armored force of World War II

Winston Churchill’s plan to get Teddy Roosevelt into World War I

The wife of the famous ‘kissing sailor’ is in the iconic 1945 photo–and it’s not the nurse

By Blake Stilwell

This soldier lied about his age and did 4 combat jumps in WWII

How pocket change saved one soldier’s life in WWI

By Bethaney Phillips

This pilot shot down an enemy fighter with his 1911

By Blake Stilwell

How Vikings ate while they sailed to plunder European villages

The Red Army’s insane World War II deception nearly broke the Romanian Army

How one of America’s saltiest Marines wanted to handle the Vietnam War

The ‘Skeleton Army’ was the Salvation Army’s primary enemy

Why Japan didn’t invade the Soviet Union in World War II

Afghanistan War

Indomitable spirit: Battle of Kamdesh, remembered

By Jessica Evans

The Great Lakes aircraft carriers of World War II

Hurricanes and P-40 Warhawks: The unsung sky heroes of early WWII

The real life of Hannibal Barca

By Jessica Evans

Revolutionary War

Gibraltar’s defiant triumph in battle

By Jessica Evans

These were the all-Black units of the British Marines in America

A Civil War veteran went on record saying he was ready to fight Hitler

This active duty general nearly beat Lincoln during Civil War election

Why the Navy needed the Smithsonian’s help in naming WWII submarines

Why Samuel Colt engraved an entire line of revolvers with a Texas Navy battle

This MIGHTY milspouse fought for her grandfather’s Medal of Honor

By Jessica Manfre

The only 8 people to ever receive honorary American citizenship

German boats successfully stopped D-Day landing practice

An Army veteran robbed President Taft’s house as revenge for a military punishment

The only criminal executed by the Coast Guard was a Prohibition-era rum runner

Why a Black man dressed as a Union soldier tore down San Francisco’s Confederate flag

Operation Acid Gambit: Panama, Noriega and a CIA man

By Jessica Evans

Did you know these four US presidents never had a VP?

By Bethaney Phillips

4 things you didn’t know about Agent Orange

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This plane left the SR-71 Blackbird in the dust

By Harold C. Hutchison