History (Page 22)

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

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Filipino soldiers wore helmets made from coconuts during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: Battle of Bunker Hill began

This was the most successful torpedo attack of World War II

The Covenanter was Britain’s worst tank

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

By Miguel Ortiz

The British women convicted of infecting WWI troops with STDs

Here’s everything you need to know about Flag Day

By Jessica Evans

Happy Birthday, Army! Fun facts to celebrate

By Jessica Evans

The frigid origin of the Iron Curtain

By Jessica Evans

Today in military history: Congress passes Espionage Act

5 times Marines came to the rescue while off duty

By Uncle Walkie

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

The father of the CIA: Wild Bill Donovan

By Jessica Evans

Medal of Honor Monday: Sergeant First Class John Baca

By Jessica Evans

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: US Army is founded

Today in military history: Alexander the Great dies

A Navy diver lived a record-breaking 100 days underwater

By Miguel Ortiz

Why the National Museum of the Pacific War is in Texas

By Miguel Ortiz

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

Medal of Honor Monday: James Anderson, Jr.

By Jessica Evans

Medal of Honor Monday: Oscar P. Austin

By Jessica Evans

How an Army captain invented blood banks during WWI

Popeye the Sailor was based on a real person – and this is what he looked like

By Blake Stilwell

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

By Blake Stilwell

5 famous times senior enlisted told officers to shove it

Why brainwashing is so effective in communist countries

There’s a German U-boat at the bottom of Lake Michigan

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Greek soldiers sack and burn Troy

Why the trench knife was the most stupidly awesome weapon ever issued

By Eric Milzarski

The reason why some beer bottles are green dates back to World War II

How an airman shot down a Japanese fighter from the cockpit over the Himalayas

The near-suicidal way American pilots played possum in WWI

Mark Twain quit his Confederate Ranger unit before the Civil War ever reached him

7 crazy facts you didn’t know about D-Day

Sergeant First Class Christopher Celiz: Medal of Honor recipient

By Jessica Evans

How 150 British Paratroopers seized a fortified artillery battery on D-Day

By James Elphick

This Coastie crossed the English Channel 10 times on D-Day

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Italy declares war on Britain and France

Gone in a flash: The evolution of flamethrowers

By Jessica Evans

A guide to the Battle of Chosin Reservoir

By Jessica Evans

Revolutionary War

Who was Lord Charles Cornwallis?

By Jessica Evans

Why D-Day changed the course of WWII

By Jessica Evans

The D-Day weather forecast that liberated a continent

5 more of the biggest blunders in Russian military history

Warfare ethics: ‘Just war theory’ explained

By Jessica Evans

Operation Praying Mantis: All you need to know

By Jessica Evans

Afghanistan War

A Hollywood director explains what it was like to film soldiers fighting in Afghanistan

By Orvelin Valle

Why the pilot who dropped the bomb on Hiroshima doesn’t have a grave

By Blake Stilwell

Bass Reeves: The Wild West’s toughest lawman was born a slave

By Blake Stilwell

The 8 coolest war quotes ever spoken

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: USS George Washington is launched

These important tools are made from sunken warships

This clever advertising doomed thousands of aviators

Military war crimes: When war breaks the rules

By Jessica Evans

‘Tokyo Rose’ claimed she was trying to undermine Japanese propaganda in World War II

Today in military history: Battle of Midway ends

The invincible spirit of William Francis Buckley

By Jessica Evans

These are America’s top military intelligence gathering operations

By Jessica Evans

A history of the Battle of Belleau Wood

By Jessica Evans

Meet the United States Navy officer who saved Midway

By Harold C. Hutchison

Sherman’s bow ties were an ultimate ‘screw you’ to the South

Today in military history: D-Day Allies land in Normandy

7 unit mottos that came straight out of combat

By James Elphick

This is how Patton smashed his way out of Normandy

By James Elphick