History (Page 59)

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

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WATCH: USS Arizona – part museum, part memorial

By Jessica Evans

How an illegal immigrant was drafted and earned the Medal of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

The US plan to completely destroy Germany after World War II

By Blake Stilwell

These badass Marines held off an entire Viet Cong battalion

By James Elphick

29 of the best politically incorrect Vietnam War slang terms

By Blake Stilwell

New declassified Russian documents change the history of the Cuban Missile Crisis

5 of the most annoying misconceptions about Marine boot camp

Their first battle: Truman rallies his men under artillery fire

7 crazy things the Coast Guard did during World War II

Why the M18 Hellcat was America’s most underrated tank destroyer in World War II

What really goes on at Arnold AFB?

By Jessica Evans

6 weird things you didn’t know about the Civil War

By Bethaney Phillips

How the Hashshashin were the most feared assassins of the ancient world

The World War II commandos dedicated to Arctic operations

This double-leg amputee was one of the RAF’s deadliest aces during the Battle of Britain

These awesome dogs are full-on MARSOC operators

Why ‘Blitz Spirit’ was a defining moment in British history

By Eric Milzarski

7 amazing missions by Britain’s Royal Marines

The unbelievable survival of the USS Franklin

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Air Force unit caught spy satellite photos as they fell from space

These special-purpose vehicles were designed to kill tanks

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time the British burned down fake cities to fool German bombers

The F-35 isn’t the first time the Pentagon has tried to make one airplane for 3 branches

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is the story of Old Abe, the ‘Screaming’ Eagle

By Eric Milzarski

This plane was a silent hunter over Vietnam and Louisiana

By Harold C. Hutchison

The US wanted an army of Batman paratroopers in World War II

By Blake Stilwell

Who was the real Mulan?

By Brittany Sulc

Here’s how far ‘Air Force One’ has come since the beginning of powered flight

By Blake Stilwell

Galileo was one of the world’s first defense contractors

How the farm tractor inspired the creation of the tank

Spanish-American War

This suicide mission ended the Philippine-American War

This top secret World War II drone mission killed JFK’s older brother

‘Vinegar’ Joe Stilwell lost the best WWII assignments twice

7 American legends who were combat pilots for the Flying Tigers

By Harold C. Hutchison

WATCH: King Philip’s War

By Jessica Evans

This is why the Bolsheviks concealed the cowardly murder of the Czar royal family

This trendy watch strap was invented by French combat divers

By Miguel Ortiz

The gentleman’s rules for how to play golf in war-torn WWII Britain

By Blake Stilwell

4 battles that took place after the war ended

Afghanistan War

Medal of Honor: Meet 16 heroes of Iraq and Afghanistan who received the nation’s highest honor

Here’s how WWII’s V-Mail prevented espionage

By Bethaney Phillips

Here’s why sexpionage is so astonishingly effective

The first Asian American to command a U.S. battalion

By Miguel Ortiz

The ‘Aztec Eagles’ were the first Mexican troops trained for combat overseas

The last Germans to give up in World War II surrendered to Norwegian seal hunters

This American submarine damaged two Japanese cruisers without firing a shot

By Harold C. Hutchison

The 5 countries that are most impossible to conquer

By Blake Stilwell

5 more of the most unconquerable countries in the world

By Blake Stilwell

This is what it was like to be a Roman soldier on holiday leave

This legendary Ranger will receive the Medal of Honor at 94

By Miguel Ortiz

The story of the slave who survived the Alamo

By Blake Stilwell

Only one American ever spied for Japan during World War II

This is what a well-earned retirement looked like for a Roman veteran

Was General Lee’s buried family treasure ever found?

By Bethaney Phillips

Listen to these 10th Mountain Division soldiers revive an old WWII song

By Miguel Ortiz

How a presidential mistress might have kept the US out of World War I forever

Here’s your glimpse into Civil War-era clothing

By Bethaney Phillips

Afghanistan War

3 most haunted places in war-torn Afghanistan

Here’s why Civil War soldiers had wounds that glowed in the dark

By Bethaney Phillips

These are the worst military decisions of each US President in one sentence

By Blake Stilwell

This Japanese war movie mixed three Hollywood blockbusters into one

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the ‘Oscar’ was overshadowed by the Japanese ‘Zero’ in WW2

By Harold C. Hutchison

These are the 5 weirdest presidential elections in American history (so far)

By Orvelin Valle

CSI Battlefield: 7 ways forensic science is used in war