History (Page 34)

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

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These letters home give a peek at life in Vietnam War

This is why the Battle of Hue City was so intense

This mobster went to Italy to sell weapons to Fascists and left wanting to kill Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

How this school teacher became a war chief in WWII

By Eric Milzarski

Bob Ross got these 5 qualities from the Air Force

By Eric Milzarski

The 6 worst spies of all time

By Blake Stilwell

That time the Coast Guard captured 18 ships, and 8 more surprising stories from its history

This is the storied history behind the drill sergeant’s campaign hat

By Eric Milzarski

This mediocre Arisaka rifle was good enough in WWII

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why the US military has shoulder pockets

By Shannon Corbeil

WATCH: Why the Viet Cong tunnels were so deadly

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This carbine was the predecessor to the AK-47

By Harold C. Hutchison

6 top secret bases that changed history

Here’s what a Navy corpsman does when a Marine is hit

Why the government sent Walt Disney to South America to stop Nazi sympathy

By Miguel Ortiz

This ‘line-crossing ceremony’ is performed on boats crossing the equator

By Bethaney Phillips

Lt. Col Hackworth is a legend now, but he wasn’t always one

By James Elphick

How a single Canadian soldier captured 160 Nazis in one day

By Miguel Ortiz

The story of Gregor MacGregor’s wild climb as a fake prince

By Jessica Evans

Green Berets lead the 1208 Foundation in its mission to save lives

Humans surrendered to a drone for the first time during Operation Desert Storm

By Blake Stilwell

How this 20th century Viking fought in 13 wars

By Eric Milzarski

This is how a ship’s crew eats during combat

By Harold C. Hutchison

‘Janet’ is the name of the Air Force’s secret passenger airline service

What was the Mormon Battalion?

By Jessica Evans

World War II pilots died at an astonishing rate before ever leaving the US

3D-printed rocket makers will send a payload to Mars by 2025

The 8 most iconic Marine Corps recruiting slogans

This is why Corpsmen are better than Medics

By Tim Kirkpatrick

4 outstanding things you didn’t know about Dan Daly

By Tim Kirkpatrick

4 ways armies have sent ‘FU’ messages to their enemies

By Tim Kirkpatrick

10 Things you didn’t know about Bob Dole

By Bethaney Phillips

Afghanistan War

MoH Monday: Remembering Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter

By Jessica Evans

The history of Operation Desert Storm

By Jessica Evans

Why this rifle is one of the most popular in history

The 5 most humiliating defeats in military history

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s what happened to 6 American soldiers who defected to North Korea

How Northrup’s YF-17 ‘Cobra’ became the Navy/Marine Corps F/A-18

4 Reasons why Mexico could win at the Alamo but lose Texas entirely

This was Canada’s plan to invade the United States

Why two foreign flags were flown over the White House

A World War II veteran got his sight back after being hit by a horse

This is why Nazis dubbed these paratroopers ‘devils in baggy pants’

By James Elphick

6 misconceptions civilians have about the Army

By Eric Milzarski

5 problems infantry Marines will understand

The Medal of Honor recipient who fought in a bare-handed berserker rage

By Blake Stilwell

How Japan reacted to the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day

This British infantry rifle is one of the quietest rifles ever made

How close was George C. Scott to portraying the real General Patton?

By Jim Fletcher

Revolutionary War

This is what happened to Che Guevara, the notorious Cuban guerrilla

Japanese soldiers used these kamikaze-style attack against US tanks

That time a Filipino UN Battalion held off an entire Chinese Division in Korea

By Miguel Ortiz

Navy Red Cell operators kidnapped and beat a civilian as part of an antiterrorism exercise

Awesome footage of the last time US battleships fired in anger

This is what the ‘Eagle, Globe and Anchor’ means to Marines

The 7 deadliest weapons of the Crusades

German intelligence was working against Adolf Hitler for all of World War II

Why some World War II soldiers wore ropes around their torsos

Afghanistan War

MoH Recipient Profile: Corporal William Kyle Carpenter

By Jessica Evans

These 4 aircraft were the ancestors of the powerful SR-71 Blackbird

By Blake Stilwell

Why this gun was the premier anti-aircraft gun of all time

By Harold C. Hutchison

This pilot defected with the Soviet Union’s most advanced plane

By Stephen Carlson

This is how the B-52 rained fire in Vietnam

By James Elphick

How the Marines held out against the brutal siege of Khe Sanh

By Harold C. Hutchison