History (Page 19)

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

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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

These are the 10 rules the CIA used for spying on the Soviet Union in Moscow

This is the ironic reason the Spitfire beat the Bf 109

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Battle of Stalingrad and Order No. 227

By Jessica Evans

How the M1 carbine was invented in prison

By Bethaney Phillips

7 weapons Germany defended D-Day beaches with

The Navy has an entire forest to maintain a single ship

Today in military history: Last US ground forces leave Vietnam

The Forward Air Controllers of Vietnam

A look inside ‘Mrs. Roosevelt’s War’

The patriotic chain letter that almost broke the post office

The Marine Corps’ forgotten battle in Iraq

By Jessica Evans

Today in military history: First use of Agent Orange in Vietnam

This letter and Purple Heart haunted Truman

Why the Battle of Guadalcanal was a turning point in WWII

By Jessica Evans

Why we celebrate Purple Heart Day on August 7

By Jessica Evans

This lone Soviet tank was ready to fight the entire Nazi invasion of Russia

By Blake Stilwell

This is why nuclear subs don’t try to rest on the sea floor

By Blake Stilwell

These are the battles mentioned in the Marine Corps Hymn

By Blake Stilwell