History (Page 24)

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

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Today in military history: Mexico ratifies Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

This is what it took to be a U-boat ace in WWII

By Harold C. Hutchison

Today in military history: Crusader control of Holy Land ends

Military working bees and other animals you didn’t know serve in the US military

How a Marine single-handedly fought off an entire Japanese regiment at Guadalcanal

Today in military history: George Washington protests taxation without representation

Thunderbolts and Typhoons: Allied answer to the German Panzers of WWII

MoH Monday: Corporal Jason Lee Dunham

By Jessica Evans

The Atomic Cannon was a thing during the Cold War

By Orvelin Valle

This is the official history of the Coast Guard’s ‘Hell Roarin’ legend

By Mary-Elizabeth Pratt

Did you know that WWI began among cousins?

By Bethaney Phillips

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: Battle of Alamance preludes Revolutionary War

Here’s where the term Bravo Zulu comes from

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is why Germany gets blamed for starting World War I

By Blake Stilwell

7 longest range sniper kills in history

The Navy’s first air-to-air kill of WWII wasn’t scored by a fighter

By Miguel Ortiz

This POW led over 3,000 guerrillas after escaping the Bataan Death March

Today in military history: Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps is formed

This video vividly shows that the A-10 is all about the BBRRRRTT!

By Orvelin Valle

How brave World War II-era pilots flew the now-classic C-47

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the Civil War revolutionized artillery

The only American survivor of Little Bighorn was a horse named ‘Comanche’

8 things you didn’t know about Jackie O’s famous style

By Bethaney Phillips

That time a dangling paratrooper was rescued by open-top biplane

Watch this rare footage from the Battle of Stalingrad

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The logistics behind cryptology in the US Military

By Bethaney Phillips

These were the original political parties (and what they stood for)

By Bethaney Phillips

This commander cleared a minefield with his trench knife to save his men

How ancient warriors fought wars

By Jessica Evans

Today in military history: Israel declares independence

You need to see this incredible B-1B Bomber crash landing

This Japanese American soldier set the standard for Special Forces Engineers

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Confederate ship stolen to free enslaved families

A very good dog is deployed aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford

By Miguel Ortiz

The daring operation of the legendary Cockleshell heroes

By Jessica Evans

4 eerily accurate things the OSS predicted about Hitler during WWII

How to earn a Medal of Honor for lifetime achievement

The legend of intel officer Rafi Eitan and Gideon’s spies

By Jim Fletcher

Everything to know about Gen. Richard Cavazos, the namesake of what used to be Fort Hood

Space Force names Buzz Aldrin Brigadier General

By Jessica Evans

The creator of SERE training was one of 34 POWs to escape from the Viet Cong

These 3 divers might be the most consequential heroes of WWII

In the shadows: The art and history of covert ops

By Jessica Evans

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: Treaty of Paris formally ends Revolutionary War

The World War II commander who helped John Wayne make an iconic war movie

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why the UH-1 Huey became a symbol of the Vietnam War

By Harold C. Hutchison

See what it was like to fight in a WWII Sherman tank

Today in military history: US declares war on Mexico

Strange facts about the Kennedy family

By Bethaney Phillips

5 spies that creatively destroyed the enemy

Today in military history: Winston Churchill becomes prime minister as Germany invades

MoH Monday: Sgt. First Class Paul Ray Smith

By Jessica Evans

That time a British pilot deflected a flying bomb with his wing

The ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel’ natives of New Guinea never gave up on Allied soldiers

The last American convicted of treason served Japan during World War II

A 50-year-old Pacific Islander survived a bayoneting by chewing through his ropes at Guadalcanal

The barely successful inventor who pioneered repeating rifles

James Bond is based on Ian Fleming’s real-world experiences in World War II

By James Elphick

Today in military history: German sub is captured with Enigma machine onboard

Today in military history: Victory in Europe is celebrated around the world

9 Americans who raised their own armies to conquer other countries

By Blake Stilwell

This is why certain Marine units can wear the French Fourragere

Why ‘Divine Intervention’ took center stage in the Yom Kippur War

By Jim Fletcher

Who wins the battle between Soviet snipers vs. Mujahideen?

By Jessica Evans