History (Page 58)

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

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There was a special word for Confederates who joined the US Army

By Blake Stilwell

This was the fastest manned aircraft ever

By Blake Stilwell

This insane law would force everyone who wanted a war to go fight it

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s what it takes to guard the ‘Tomb of the Unknown Soldier’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Afghanistan War

That time British Intelligence hacked al-Qaeda just to mess with them

By Blake Stilwell

Texas Tower 4 was a Cold War radar outpost that vanished in a winter storm

Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. President to hold a patent

By Miguel Ortiz

Before he wrote children’s books, Roald Dahl was a menace to Axis forces in the sky

By Miguel Ortiz

The 5 strangest military mission names from the Iraq War

By Jessica Evans

See how the Coast Guard trains elite rescue swimmers

Coke exists thanks to this wounded warrior from Civil War

5 insane military projects that almost happened

This top secret Green Beret unit quietly won the Cold War

This is what jail is like on an aircraft carrier

By Harold C. Hutchison

This bomber made the B-52 look puny

By Harold C. Hutchison

This was one of the stealthiest aircraft ever flown by the US military

This amazing weapon is made of narwhal tusk and meteors

By Blake Stilwell

Can you pass the US citizenship test?

By Zackry Colston

Operation Sea Lion: the Nazi plan to invade Great Britain

How Teddy Roosevelt’s gun was as awesome as he was

By Blake Stilwell

Why Germany was always the underdog in World War II

This app lets you see the destructive power of nukes on your hometown

By Blake Stilwell

Why the Soviet Union wanted to nuke this hot dog stand

By Blake Stilwell

China just sent its homegrown aircraft carrier to the South China Sea

Watch award-winning actor Bryan Cranston narrate the D-Day landings

By Blake Stilwell

This is why US troops still wear laces on their boots

By Blake Stilwell

Ancient nomads protect Genghis Khan’s tomb to this day

By Blake Stilwell

This dad asked about his son, and the Bismarck was doomed

The first U.S. planes fly combat missions from a foreign ship since WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Afghanistan War

A Vietnam veteran re-enlisted to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan

By Blake Stilwell

The Navy used to have nuclear-powered cruisers

The interesting backstories to each of Gen. Jim Mattis’ nicknames

By Eric Milzarski

The last soldier drafted by the US Army retired in 2011

By Blake Stilwell

This Marine pilot bought a Harrier jet to keep flying after retirement

By Paul Szoldra

Battleships helped pull off the biggest military deception of Desert Storm

By Blake Stilwell

This Army wife’s wedding dress is made of the parachute that saved her husband

By Blake Stilwell

These ladies attend every funeral at Arlington so no one is buried alone

By Blake Stilwell

These are the Coast Guard’s special operations forces

By Christian Lowe

6 surprising things that are against the laws of war

By Eric Milzarski

6 of the most ballsy military tactics

This is why Teddy Roosevelt turned Yosemite into federal land

The Baghdad Underground Railroad built an escape for Iraqi interpreters. It was just the beginning.

By Tessa Robinson

That time Patton denied the guy who saved his life in WWI

By Blake Stilwell

This may be the Air Force’s replacement for the F-16 Fighting Falcon

This is what basic Marine infantry training is like

The crazy story of the only underwater sub battle in history

How the Allies used math to save bomber crews during WWII

By Alex Hollings

After war crimes acquittal, Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher and wife share their story in revealing new book

By Jessica Manfre

6 things you didn’t know about Operation Market Garden

By Blake Stilwell

This is how missing or captured troops get promoted

By Eric Milzarski

This proposed nuke would’ve destroyed a continent

The British re-cut Nazi propaganda to make these soldiers dance

Watch how sand from Omaha Beach brightens veterans’ tombstones

By Shannon Corbeil

Afghanistan War

This is what happened when the Soviet Union pulled out of Afghanistan

A ‘Lone Sailor’ statue is now in place at Normandy

By Blake Stilwell

This is the fascinating process of how samurai swords are made

How to counter a punch like a Marine

By Alex Hollings

This convoy system staffed mostly by African Americans kept the invasion of Europe rolling

By Miguel Ortiz

This is what happens when you try to invade and conquer Russia

By Blake Stilwell

America’s oldest living general turned 107 in 2021

17 brilliant insights from legendary Marine General James Mattis

The first Muslim Green Beret was also in Iran’s Special Forces

By Blake Stilwell

How R. Lee Ermey’s Hollywood break is an inspiration to us all

By Eric Milzarski

The youngest Special Forces captain in Vietnam was a war hero