History (Page 40)

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

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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

Korean War vet and Gemini and Apollo astronaut James McDivitt dies at 93

By Miguel Ortiz

What to know about September 11, 2001

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These were the brutal tactics used by armies engaged in total war

This is how ship oars revolutionized ancient naval warfare

The complete guide to Navy uniforms

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The complete guide to Coast Guard ranks

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The complete guide to Air Force ranks

By Jessica Evans

This was Nazi Germany’s answer to the Jeep

This Indian military unit fought for the Nazis

This is how chocolate fueled victories after the first world war

How a World War II general survived being hit in the head by a katana

‘The Greatest Raid of All’ was an explosive seaborne suicide mission

How German nuclear scientists reacted to news of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

3 times US troops used the fear of the undead in combat against their enemies

This is how modern night vision compares to those found in animals

5 military archaeological discoveries found by pure luck

How President Roosevelt’s failed hunting exhibition inspired the teddy bear

5 weird military helmets in history that functioned really well

This is how the Roman army defeated Attila the Hun

The complete guide to Air Force bases

By Jessica Evans

‘Remember WWII’ founder is begging you to interview WWII veterans — before it’s too late

That time CBS captured an intense firefight in Vietnam

The ‘Fork-tailed devil’ terrified Japanese pilots

5 times the US was attacked at home during WWII (besides Pearl Harbor)

These were the terrifying dangers of being a ‘Tunnel Rat’ in Vietnam

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is why the 3rd Infantry Division is called ‘Rock of the Marne’

By James Elphick

These are the Air Force swords that look like they belong in a video game

By Eric Milzarski

The complete guide to Merchant Marines

By Jessica Evans

The complete guide to Marine ranks

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WATCH: Lizzo plays James Madison’s crystal flute, and the backstory behind it

By Bethaney Phillips

How the aerial bombing of Guernica changed the landscape of warfare forever

By Matthew Benedetti

This is how the ruthless barbarians of Gaul made pants

This is what it felt like to be the ‘FNG’ in Vietnam

By Tim Kirkpatrick

4 times the Iranian navy got beat down in the Persian Gulf

By Blake Stilwell

How ‘Casablanca’ gave Americans hope during WWII

By Jim Fletcher

A North Vietnamese soldier hid in the jungle for 40 years

By Blake Stilwell

5 life lessons today’s troops could learn from Vietnam Vets

By Eric Milzarski

This famous dad earned his Medal of Honor in a confused charge

What it is like for women in the North Korean military

By Blake Stilwell

The northernmost Confederate attack was a raid on Vermont

By Blake Stilwell

32 terms only airmen will understand

America’s first fighter plane blinded pilots and lost its wings

‘Ask a Marine:’ The inspiring story of the first black man on recruitment posters

By Garrett Anderson

How a destroyer won a World War II battle with only potatoes

By Blake Stilwell

10 commonly-used, foreign words adopted into the English language

These pistols are carried by NCOs at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

By Blake Stilwell

That time an entire Italian regiment surrendered to one pilot

By Blake Stilwell

The Air Force’s first Chief of Staff snuck to the front of World War I to kill 3 Germans

One woman wrote 25,000 letters for wounded soldiers who couldn’t

By Blake Stilwell

This Purple Heart recipient was the most decorated Native American soldier in US history

By Bethaney Phillips

This eccentric tank design was appropriately named the ‘Praying Mantis’

By Miguel Ortiz

Here’s why some Corpsmen are considered Marines, and some aren’t

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Top 4 wars fought over consumer goods

This is why Daffy Duck changed his service branch

The time the Air Force accidentally launched a rocket at a Chicago school

By Miguel Ortiz

This Army General helped Walt Disney build his Magic Kingdom in a swamp

By Miguel Ortiz