History (Page 32)

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

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This crazy Soviet shotgun used rejected aircraft cannon barrels

By Miguel Ortiz

A war veteran single-handedly fought off a gang of bandits during the Gold Rush

This Paramarine assaulted Iwo Jima with an improvised machine gun

There was only one Medal of Honor awarded during the Battle of Midway

By Harold C. Hutchison

The real reason Jimi Hendrix got kicked out of the Army

By Eric Milzarski

This veteran invented Jell-O shots to beat base alcohol rules

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s what life is like aboard the largest US Navy submarine

By Orvelin Valle

Buffalo Soldiers served as some of the first National Park Rangers

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Tet Offensive ends

5 times US Navy ships returned to the fleet after severe damage

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why American paratroopers in World War II wore yellow gloves

Interested in a life at sea? Here’s how to join the Navy

By Jessica Evans

American cartoon legends came together to train US troops in World War II

The worst Nazi collaborator was a French national hero in World War I

The foundation for HBO’s ‘The Pacific’ miniseries was written by an angry Marine

This Army veteran won Super Bowl tickets, but it was so much more than a game

By Jessica Manfre

The flag used to surrender Jerusalem to the Allies in 1917 is in an Ohio museum

Today in military history: Battle of Verdun begins

How a mess attendant became a Naval hero during the Battle of Guadalcanal

By Miguel Ortiz

6 reasons why Camp Pendleton is the best base in the Marine Corps

50 years apart, these women are making aviation history

By Tessa Robinson

7 things people use every day that originated in the military

This was the secret war off the US coast during World War II

Today in military history: First American Ace in WWII

How a modern battalion of Army Rangers would perform in Civil War combat

No one knows who shot down the legendary German pilot known as ‘The Red Baron’

Why North Vietnam didn’t directly attack artillery units during battles

What did it sound like to land at Iwo Jima?

4 of the deadliest sniper rifles in World War II

This is what happened to the Marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima

Watch: The coolest scenes depicting the Battle of Iwo Jima

17 basic things you didn’t know about the US Air Force

By Blake Stilwell

This is how British troops got the nickname ‘Tommies’

By Blake Stilwell

These guys made an epic D-Day model with Legos

The 7 most notorious traitors in military history

By Blake Stilwell

The Air Force was the first branch to adopt the M16 rifle

By Miguel Ortiz

All you need to know about the Ghost Army of WWII

By Jessica Evans

Here’s what happens if an astronaut’s helmet came off in space combat

Clint Eastwood might never have been discovered without serving in the Army

Spanish-American War

7 cool facts about the Battle of San Juan Hill

By Blake Stilwell

The last dogfight between propeller airplanes happened in Central America

Every Illuminati conspiracy theory is based on a hippie prank from the 1960s

Why this veteran soldier is proud to be a Hood Neck

By Jessica Manfre

How Polish airmen saved the Allies in World War II

5 reasons the F-15 might be the best fighter of all time

By Blake Stilwell

5 of the most badass American naval quotes ever

By Miguel Ortiz

How Serbians shot down a stealth fighter with 1950s technology

Why Soviet pilots were easy pickings for German fighters in World War II

The end of ‘We Were Soldiers’ was very different in real life

By Miguel Ortiz

The largest classical formation battle in history had an unbelievable death toll

6 military love stories that are better than movies

By Brittany Sulc

The 8 most famous US military recruiting posters of World War II

Retired Green Beret all in on National Medal of Honor Museum and monument

By Jessica Manfre

This WWII aviator became a fighter ace because his legs were amputated

How the Vietnamese fought off a series of Mongol invasions

A Navy pilot on how to use your car to feel what it’s like to land on a carrier

By Blake Stilwell

These 5 Navy rates that are extinct

By Miguel Ortiz

4 everyday items with surprising military applications

By Miguel Ortiz

5 surprising facts you probably didn’t know about the French Foreign Legion

The first American ace of WWII flew with the British Eagle Squadron

By Miguel Ortiz

The freak accident that saved a carrier at Pearl Harbor

4 of the strangest weapons used in the Vietnam War

By Blake Stilwell

This is why sailors have 13 buttons on their trousers

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This ancient Korean general is history’s most unlikely badass