History (Page 39)

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

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Godzilla exists thanks to this Japanese prisoner of war

That time a Nazi captain recommended HMS Glowworm captain for the Victoria Cross

This is how Vietnam almost became a protectorate of the US

By Blake Stilwell

This mayor saved his town by drinking three liters of wine at once

By Blake Stilwell

This is the Communists’ perfectly-bred military working dog

By Blake Stilwell

Before Jeffrey Dahmer was a serial killer, he was in the Army

This is how you would care for your horse as a cavalryman

6 things to know about the Gallic Wars

Afghanistan War

MIGHTY 25: Retired Marine Corps Major Fred Galvin fights for justice

By Jessica Manfre

Afghanistan War

MIGHTY 25: Tim Jensen is more than a Grunt Style Marine

By Jessica Manfre

MIGHTY 25: Fighter Pilot Lt. Amanda Lee is flying through barriers

By Jessica Manfre

This is why wine was a warrior’s drink for most of history

When desertion is a death sentence

By Brittany Sulc

How the Navy feels about finders keepers and sunken wrecks

By Harold C. Hutchison

Everything you didn’t know about the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

By Jessica Evans

These daring defectors turned the Viet Cong against itself

By James Elphick

Why Okinawa is the most haunted place in the military

By Blake Stilwell

Photos of US military legends with their hands in their pockets

By Blake Stilwell

That time Germany scuttled its own navy in sneaky scheme

The insanely lucky sub that changed naval warfare in one fight

This is the Bible passage Roosevelt used to promise aid to England

That time the Navy almost blew up the President of the United States

By Blake Stilwell

This is how ancient Greek doctors healed wounded troops

This recruit lost over 100 pounds to join the Marine Corps

By Miguel Ortiz

This former Marine was the pioneer behind the Viper, Camaro, GTO, Hummer and more

How the 7 highest military medals are awarded to troops

The best servicemen who were also NBA players

By Zackry Colston

Before ‘Ring of Fire,’ Johnny Cash served in the Air Force

By Bethaney Phillips

These soldiers received multiple Medals of Honor

By Bethaney Phillips

These WWII bombers were converted into gunships

By Miguel Ortiz

This is how chem lights have been illuminating the battlefield for years

George Custer’s younger brother earned two Medals of Honor in the same week

By Blake Stilwell

8 soldiers who saved lives when grenades went bad

By Harold C. Hutchison

How an Irishwoman from Hong Kong ended up fighting the Spanish in the Philippines

By Miguel Ortiz

The creator of ‘Amazing Grace’ was a sailor with a foul mouth

By Blake Stilwell

This is how the Aztecs built massive sacrificial pyramids to appease the gods

Everything you ever wanted to know about guidons

By Jessica Evans

How a former Nazi interrogator left a permanent mark on Disney

By Bethaney Phillips

Roosevelt’s daughter placed bets in the White House

By Bethaney Phillips

The Navy designed this lethal one-man turret in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

The complete guide to Port Hueneme

By Jessica Evans

How excessive shopping caused a plane crash that killed 16 Soviet admirals and generals

By Miguel Ortiz

5 Facts about Dwight Eisenhower’s time at West Point

By Zachary Matusheski

The US military’s first digital camo was a weird one

By Miguel Ortiz

The iconic PBR was based on a recreational boat and powered by Jacuzzi jets

By Miguel Ortiz

Watch rare footage of a Kamikaze attack caught on film

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Why America built 3,000 B61 gravity bomb nuclear weapons

By Harold C. Hutchison

8 songs that are essential to any successful military convoy

By Neath Williams

Why poison was a favorite of the CIA during the Cold War

This is why Fidel Castro froze the body of an American airman

By Blake Stilwell

What British civilians did for special operators after ‘Desert One’ will tear you up

By Blake Stilwell

How the P-51 Mustang almost became the A-10

By Harold C. Hutchison

The German MG42 was an unyielding weapon of death in World War II

By Blake Stilwell

How American Indians managed to kill off half of the US Army in a single battle

4 reasons why the Marianas Campaign was the real turning point of the Pacific War

The first American killed in World War II died in Norway

The little fish that almost brought down the US submarine force

How airline pilot and Vietnam War hero Carl Gamble saved his passengers from a hijacker

The long history of the US military and Tabasco Sauce

The USS Johnston is the US Navy’s deepest shipwreck

The 5 worst weapons of World War I

The British soldier who used German air raids to become a serial killer

Jimmie Howard led the USMC’s most decorated platoon

By Jessica Evans

This soldier used his teeth as bullets to attack Turkish invaders

By Blake Stilwell