History (Page 56)

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

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Meet the Air Force/Space Force esports teams: They’re not what you expect

By Miguel Ortiz

The original ‘Iron Mike’ was an Irish firefighter who would not die

That time a Marine mechanic took a joyride in a stolen A4M Skyhawk

By Blake Stilwell

The Soviet conspiracy that almost started World War III will blow your mind

By Orvelin Valle

The US and the Soviet Union agreed to join forces if aliens attacked Earth

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

Army veteran Jason Kander reflects on 9/11 anniversary, Afghanistan War and healing

By Jessica Manfre

Here’s who would win if US Marines went up against Russian naval infantry

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch this Vietnam Veteran describe what it was like to dodge machine gun fire to save his buddies

By Blake Stilwell

7 ooh-rah tips from the career of R. Lee Ermey

Afghanistan War

This is what the writing on the Taliban flag means

These are the Air Force medics trained for special ops

By Harold C. Hutchison

Today in military history: Russia tests ICBM

Most stressful hand receipt ever: The ‘Little Boy’ nuke

5 episodes of ‘JAG’ that actually, really happened

By Blake Stilwell

The 5 most stunning clandestine operations the KGB ever pulled off

How an act of mercy made fishing buddies out of airborne adversaries

The incredible, untold story of 75th Ranger Regiment’s search and rescue of the ‘Lone Survivor’

By Jessica Manfre

Watch this bomber’s rare low-level flyover of powerful Navy carriers

By Harold C. Hutchison

Aerial footage of the Abraham Lincoln super carrier drifting

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is how two Air Force Bases ended up in a Twitter feud

By Blake Stilwell

Revolutionary War

What exactly is Iran’s shadowy Quds Force?

By Alex Hollings

Take a closer look at the cinematic villain helicopter of the 1980s: The Mi-24 Hind

By Harold C. Hutchison

Today in military history: Soviets invade Czechoslovakia

Joe Galloway of ‘We Were Soldiers’ fame passed away at 79

By Miguel Ortiz

Why the Battle of Wizna is called the ‘Polish Thermopylae’

This is the last tank airborne units jumped into combat

How military history’s greatest general was defeated by rabbits

A Holocaust survivor joined the Foreign Legion to get revenge

World War II saw the last major cavalry charge in military history

WATCH: Here’s what happens when you walk on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to get a selfie

By Tessa Robinson

Afghanistan War

An Afghanistan veteran reflects: We should have listened

By Amanda Huffman

Today in military history: Patton wins race to Messina

The Army once considered putting the A-10’s BRRRRT! on a tank

This brave turret gunner faced 200 German aircraft

When the Navy sank nuclear waste with machine guns

The crazy steam-powered gun of the Civil War

This famous pilot once dangled from his plane by the machine gun

This is what happened to the USS Constitution’s original guns

By Blake Stilwell

This gunner fell 22,000 feet without a parachute and lived

Afghanistan War

This Air Force crew reportedly evacuated 800 people from Kabul on a single flight

By Miguel Ortiz

This British sub hoisted its own Jolly Roger after sinking an Argentine cruiser

By Blake Stilwell

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: ‘Swamp Fox’ victory in South Carolina

Here’s what it takes to be on the Marine Silent Drill Team

By Tim Kirkpatrick

These 3 snipers had more kills than Carlos Hathcock in Vietnam

By Harold C. Hutchison

How quickly a wing of nuclear bombers scramble for Doomsday

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time pirates mistook a Navy warship for a target

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch this Spirit decimate an airfield with 80 JDAMs

By Harold C. Hutchison

A German man was arrested and fined for his massive collection of World War II weapons

Pictures from the world’s forgotten Venus landers

By Alex Hollings

This British tank could perform ‘Dukes of Hazzard’-style moves

The M50 Ontos struck fear into the hearts of communists in Vietnam

A Spanish woman single-handedly defeated an enemy army with a flagpole

Why the Navy has midshipmen instead of cadets

By Miguel Ortiz

Why ants and termites declare war on each other on sight

This American POW disfigured himself so he couldn’t be used for propaganda

By Miguel Ortiz

Why handling battlefield casualties was so gruesome during the Civil War

Watch a World War II tank fire in slow motion

What it looks like when one Army legend rates another

A former Confederate general led cavalry in combat in Cuba

4 legendary search and rescue helicopters

By Harold C. Hutchison

‘The Ghost’ is the most decorated infantry officer you’ve never heard of

By Blake Stilwell

These are 4 of the most underrated American military commanders ever

By Harold C. Hutchison

German pilots revolted against their leadership in World War II

5 countries before and after they fell to authoritarian rule