History (Page 38)

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

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The German Reich was not happy with how Superman ended World War II

Pearl Harbor forced this civilian plane to fly around the world in five weeks

By Miguel Ortiz

The M16 was originally intended to fire the 7.62mm NATO round

By Harold C. Hutchison

The ‘Loach’ was one of the riskiest helicopter assignments in Vietnam

Watch the F-22 take on multiple F-15s and dominate them

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how Alexander Hamilton Jr brilliantly avenged his father

By Eric Milzarski

This is one of the greatest aviation power moves in military history

By Eric Milzarski

This is how the ‘missing man formation’ honors fallen pilots

By Shannon Corbeil

One of the most decorated combat veterans ever became a hardcore critic of the Vietnam War

These are the job requirements for White House military social aides

This is why World War I soldiers wrapped their legs

This famous son of a mobster was also a West Point grad

By Blake Stilwell

This is what happened to the 9 battleships at Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

Toys for Tots celebrates its 75th anniversary

By Miguel Ortiz

Here’s a detailed look at the Army’s M17 and M18 handgun — and how it shoots

By Christian Lowe

Why dive bombing is way more dangerous than you ever realized

Afghanistan War

Retrograde: The gritty, true story of the US departure from Afghanistan

Why German veterans of Stalingrad broke their infantry assault badges

Here’s why the military invented stink bombs

By Bethaney Phillips

The military is the reason for the Boeing 747’s iconic hump

By Miguel Ortiz

6 surprising foods people ate on the homefront of World War I

27 times the Commander-in-Chief visited a combat zone

By Blake Stilwell

This is how US troops came to be called GIs

By Blake Stilwell

The ultra-rare Marine Corps dress uniform accessory you may never see

By Blake Stilwell

The most famous Navy SEALs

A Minnesota regiment sacrificed itself to save the Union Army at Gettysburg

This airman was one of only two POWs to survive captivity in World War II and Vietnam

15 important and surprising differences between the Navy and Coast Guard

By Mary-Elizabeth Pratt

Afghanistan War

6 Reasons why the Afghan government crumbled, according to a new special report

Why is the Army creating a combat bra?

By Bethaney Phillips

Here are all the famous people who died at the Alamo

By Blake Stilwell

Here are the meanings behind 19 classic sailor tattoos

This is the history for each military branch’s battle cry

By Eric Milzarski

A closer look at the SIG Sauer MCX Spear LT, the light version of the Army’s newest M5 rifle

By Miguel Ortiz

Army’s 2022 Army-Navy game uniform honors the 1st Armored Division

By Miguel Ortiz

This is why the real life NCIS is more influential than you think

Everything you need to know about the Battle of Stalingrad

By Jessica Evans

How tanks used to be assigned a gender at birth

Union troops changed the words to ‘Dixie’ to make fun of the South

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

10 years later: Iconic Thanksgiving Parade at FOB Shank Afghanistan, remembered

By Miguel Ortiz

One of the most lopsided surrenders in military history

These are the 9 general officers who earned 5-stars

By Blake Stilwell

The 7 best transport planes in US military history

By Ward Carroll

These were the helicopters of World War II

6 of the worst torture methods in history

4 key differences between Delta Force and Green Berets

By Christian Lowe

Afghanistan War

6 reasons why the Korengal Valley was one of the most dangerous places in Afghanistan

The best and worst Air Force uniforms, ranked

By Blake Stilwell

6 rations troops are thankful the military discontinued

By Blake Stilwell

Until 1989 turkeys came to the White House to be eaten, not pardoned

By Blake Stilwell

This was one of the most terrifying banzai charges of WWII

Khalkhin Gol: The battle that caused Pearl Harbor

Today in military history: Romania joins the Axis Powers

One guy might be the reason we haven’t found Amelia Earhart

By Alex Hollings

How RAF pilots kept fighting the day they were shot down in World War II

This is the only enlisted submariner to receive the Medal of Honor

Revolutionary War

These 4 female soldiers concealed their gender in order to fight

By Bethaney Phillips

Watch: 5 law enforcement heroes who succeeded due to their military experience

The Confederates may have lost the Civil War due to one inept officer

Audie Murphy: To hell and back, over and over again

By Jim Fletcher

The insanely simple reason Lord Nelson revolutionized naval warfare

Everything you need to know about the 155mm Howitzer of WWI

By Jessica Evans

This Naval Aviator was the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space

By Miguel Ortiz

America’s first Code Talkers were Choctaw soldiers during WWI

By Miguel Ortiz