History (Page 46)

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

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This is why it’s actually illegal to shoot at pilots who’ve bailed out

By Harold C. Hutchison

What happens when a submarine runs into an undersea mountain

By Blake Stilwell

That time a Boy Scout built a nuclear reactor out of common household items

By Casie Stilwell

This bomber hunter was like a flying anti-aircraft battery

By Miguel Ortiz

This experimental flying platform was straight out of 1950s sci-fi

By Miguel Ortiz

Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance unveiled 69 years after war’s Armistice Day

By Miguel Ortiz

The origins and meanings of the terms used to insult Marines

The bold plan to capture 2 mined bridges on D-Day

The 6 most insane obsessions of the world’s craziest dictators

The awesome reason some Air Force fighters have green stars

Watch one of the baddest A-10 pilots ever land after being hit by a missile

By Orvelin Valle

Why the Soviets trained attack dolphins

By Bethaney Phillips

This former military weapon blinded its enemies

By Bethaney Phillips

This undercover Ukrainian Nazi killer proves Ukraine will always fight against aggression

These gigantic weapons helped train troops during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

The submarine that smuggled 130 soldiers out of Crete

6 standard missions of the Confederate Secret Service

By Blake Stilwell

This sub sank because its commander couldn’t flush his toilet

Check out the Air Force’s old dress white uniform

By Blake Stilwell

That time Rangers stole a bulldozer for an assault vehicle

The Holocaust caused German POWs to fight against the Axis

By Blake Stilwell

Revolutionary War

3 foreign generals who became honorary U.S. citizens

By Miguel Ortiz

The Ballad of Iwo Jima flag raiser, Ira Hayes

What German soldiers thought about Americans in the aftermath of World War I

This cockpit video shows the moment two Navy Tomcats shot down Libyan MiGs

By Harold C. Hutchison

Life aboard WWII submarines was brutal

By James Elphick

Why balloons were some of the scariest targets of World War I

The origin of the Army’s viral Bad Banana Company

By Miguel Ortiz

This flight student’s first attempt to land on an aircraft carrier ended in disaster

Here’s how astronauts do their laundry in space

By Bethaney Phillips

5 of the world’s best war correspondents

This is why ‘shell shock’ was redefined as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The only time European pikemen squared off against Japanese samurai

11 best-ever nicknames of military leaders

British troops paid respect to the Marines in the War of 1812 by not burning down their house

By Blake Stilwell

The Battle of Savo Island was America’s worst Naval defeat

How a grocery-run-turned-car-assault kicked off George Patton’s armor career

Revolutionary War

This Revolutionary War battle was fought between Patriot and Loyalist colonists

By Miguel Ortiz

Top 5 Marine Corps war-torn battlefields

4 times enlisted troops stole planes from the flightline

By Blake Stilwell

The US Navy’s Blue Angels announce its first female jet pilot

By Miguel Ortiz

This is the distinguished service of Little Green Army Men toys

What Ulysses S. Grant taught us about the most successful failure

By Jim Fletcher

The heavy history of Navy anchors on the high seas

Why a French pig stood trial and was executed

Military lifestyle tips civilians should embrace

By Jessica Evans

Watch these videos of the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon perform perfectly

The insane way the first cosmonaut got back to Earth

10 Black celebrities you didn’t know were veterans

By Brittany Sulc

3 times the military brought back ‘obsolete’ equipment

By Miguel Ortiz

The longest land battle in US history was a huge mistake

By Blake Stilwell

This is the story of the last AC-130 lost in combat

Why the American military created the Silver Star, Navy Cross and other medals for valor

By Harold C. Hutchison

4 subtle details about Nazi Germany you missed in Jojo Rabbit

The first US casualty of the Gulf War was a downed pilot

By Blake Stilwell

Who would win a fight between a MiG-29 and a Hornet

By Harold C. Hutchison

‘The Suffering Bastard’ is the cocktail that beat the Nazis in Egypt

By Blake Stilwell

These three odd planes were designed to be the Army’s unconventional bomber hunter

By Miguel Ortiz

The history behind the landlocked Wisconsin submarine

By Jim Fletcher

Victorinox released a limited edition Swiss Army Knife for its 125th anniversary

By Miguel Ortiz

Why German vehicles had textured camouflage during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

5 forgotten facts about the Forgotten War

By Jessica Evans

‘The Last Full Measure’ is the must-see film that honors one of America’s finest

By Eric Milzarski

Why it was so important to make ‘The Last Full Measure’

By Shannon Corbeil