History (Page 50)

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

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Afghanistan War

These Army Rangers killed 25 enemies and saved their men in a 6-hour firefight

Decorated war hero Justin Constantine dies; a nation mourns

By Jessica Manfre

These heroes used planes as missiles years before the Kamikazes

This failed assassin was North Korean special forces’ ‘Lone Survivor’

By Blake Stilwell

This military unit has been guarding the Pope without a break for over 500 years

By Stephen Carlson

These 6 wounded troops became war heroes after losing limbs

How Captain Morgan became a knight of England

How Jimmy Doolittle nearly revealed the biggest American secret of WWII

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Air Force’s first new jet trainer in 60 years pays tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen

By Miguel Ortiz

How a plain old Cessna became a military legend

By Harold C. Hutchison

7 improvised weapons that will ruin your day

These 6 heroes show that bravery happens everywhere in the military

How Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-serving female head of state

By Megan Harless

7 things you probably didn’t know about the U.S. Coast Guard

By Mary-Elizabeth Pratt

How Finland almost stopped a massive Soviet invasion in 1940

9 American heroes who received France’s Legion of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

This Navy ‘ace of aces’ shut down a 60-plane attack

This is what the Army’s ‘Iron Men of Metz’ and Attila the Hun have in common

By James Elphick

The crazy way subs used to communicate

After 77 years, the Army returned a birthday cake they stole during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Germans ambush allies during secret Normandy landings practice

Why Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was the biggest threat to national security

Kevin Costner is on the board of this WWI museum

By Bethaney Phillips

WATCH: Freemasons and the War of 1812

By Jessica Evans

How the Iran Hostage Crisis changed the pistachio industry

Alexander the Great’s father compiled the world’s first joke book

Historic WWII destroyer and museum ship USS The Sullivans in danger of sinking

By Miguel Ortiz

Afghanistan War

This daring daytime Afghanistan raid was the largest SAS operation since WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

These are some of the worst war crimes committed by the Soviet Union

That time one Egyptian soldier held off an entire Israeli advance

This was the Soviet Union’s advanced laser tank

Revolutionary War

How to command troops as a colonial officer

This Coast Guard commander returned to an ambush to save Navy operators

This Marine recruiter scaled a tree at 2 a.m. to save a man’s life

Afghanistan War

Combat-injured Ranger reflects on life, injury and finding an extraordinary new purpose

By Jessica Manfre

A veteran-inspired watchmaker brought back the iconic watch that won World War II

This is how the Egypt defended against the bronze age sea people

This is why the color purple was reserved for triumphant roman generals

Ukrainian soldier who told Russian warship ‘go f— yourself’ awarded medal

By Miguel Ortiz

This is how the dangerous job of bounty hunting actually works

Poland enlisted a bear as one of their top soldiers

By Bethaney Phillips

This was Canada’s WWII plan to build an aircraft carrier made of ice

By Blake Stilwell

This is the one boxing match the Navy doesn’t want you to know about

By Antonio Pena

Here’s why Phil H. Bucklew is the father of special warfare

By Bethaney Phillips

Heres what its like inside a giant C-17 cargo plane at JB Charleston

By Jessica Evans

How a Harlem drug dealer used the US military to smuggle heroin

By Blake Stilwell

The military once stored missiles in massive ice tunnels

By Bethaney Phillips

A brief history of the Combat Infantryman Badge

By Eric Milzarski

The lethally effective evolution of the spear in combat

This is the history behind Napalm

By Bethaney Phillips

How anti-tank dogs helped advance Soviet forces

By Bethaney Phillips

Revolutionary War

The last Scottish Highland broadsword charge ended terribly for the Highlanders

Revolutionary War

Margaret Corbin was the first woman to receive a pension for her military service

This battle was decided by a meteor

By Bethaney Phillips

How Ethiopia punched way above its weight class in Korea

The Anglo-Saxon noble and resistance fighter who inspired ‘Robin Hood’

This is how gladiators fought using the net and trident as weapons

The Navy recovered a crashed F-35C from over 12,000 feet underwater

By Miguel Ortiz

10 expectations of WW2 military spouses

By Bethaney Phillips

Visiting the tombs of these 6 dictators makes a great summer getaway package

By Blake Stilwell

SEAL Team Six overcame the impossible in this perfect rescue op

By Blake Stilwell

The new ‘This is Us’ military arc is deeply personal

By Shannon Corbeil

This Kiwi WWII tank might be the worst tank ever built

By Miguel Ortiz

Here’s how a longbow was instrumental in WWII

By Bethaney Phillips