History (Page 60)

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

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This is how the Marine Corps ensured Union victory in the Civil War

Italy’s knife-wielding special operators were WWI’s most devastating shock troops

By Tim Kirkpatrick

6 reasons why beach assaults actually suck

This is the history of the elite Navy SEALs

America bought this British bomber in the 1950s and used it over Afghanistan

By Harold C. Hutchison

4 support aircraft you didn’t know had killer combat variants

5 big reasons why you should’ve gone to the Marine Corps Ball

What Louie Zamperini Meant To Angelina Jolie

Here’s how the Red Baron got his name

This physicist changed the face of science before he was killed by a sniper during World War I

By Stephen Carlson

Afghanistan War

8 epic deployment music videos you need to watch

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This ‘Marine’s Marine’ was best known for his deadly skill with a mortar tube

9 tanks that changed armored warfare

America’s ‘most decorated woman’ fought from the Philippines to Korea

The secret story behind the beloved Marine Corps Hymn

An old Saxon poem depicts Jesus as a viking warrior chief

By Blake Stilwell

The 10 most famous ghosts in the White House closets

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s a rundown of the main weapons at the Battle of the Coral Sea

By Harold C. Hutchison

8 amazing facts about General Douglas MacArthur

Apollo 11 astronaut and Air Force General Michael Collins passes away at 90

By Miguel Ortiz

The patriotic reason FDR’s White House was known for its terrible food

The 6 best defensive stands in military history

The 6 most awesome machine guns in U.S. history

Afghanistan War

9 things we miss from our Afghanistan deployments

By Tim Kirkpatrick

What if a Soviet mechanized infantry battalion had tried to start World War III?

By Harold C. Hutchison

The US military once successfully used a psychic to locate a lost plane

By Blake Stilwell

These 1941 war games decided how the Army fought World War II

Nobody ever did ‘Movember’ like these 9 Civil War generals

The US Navy’s 5 fightin’-est flattops

WATCH: What’s it like inside the War College in Pennsylvania?

By Jessica Evans

Afghanistan War

The Vietnam War was an example of good intentions but bad execution

This is how the Roman Empire structured its military

By Harold C. Hutchison

The unknown deceased who have received the Medal of Honor

The heroic — and nearly forgotten — legend of ‘Pappy’ Gunn

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why bigger is better when it comes to aircraft carriers

By Harold C. Hutchison

Revolutionary War

This daring ruse turned the tide of the American Revolution

By James Elphick

This Coast Guard Cutter led the rescue efforts on 9/11 but is facing abandonment

By Miguel Ortiz

Did you know Martha Washington was one of the few female plantation owners?

By Bethaney Phillips

WATCH: Today in military history, Germans test Luftwaffe on Guernica

Medic remembers what it was like to land on Omaha Beach

Revolutionary War

The first machine gun was invented before the Revolutionary War

By Blake Stilwell

The day Russia’s White House got shelled by the Russian Army

By Blake Stilwell

What we can learn from a replica World War II midget submarine

By Harold C. Hutchison

Everything about this monument is far more symbolic than most notice

By Eric Milzarski

How this flashlight became the most enduring piece of military tech

By Eric Milzarski

7 amazing pilots who became an ‘ace-in-a-day’

Today in military history: Union issues conduct code defining laws of combat for Civil War

How the US Navy captured its first enemy ship in 129 years

By James Elphick

How Mongol hordes drank horse blood and liquor to kill you

Nuclear torpedoes are a ridiculously awesome thing

John McCain learned two big things when he was a prisoner of war

Why wounded viking warriors ate strong onion soup

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

This Green Beret whistleblower risked his career to change US hostage policy

By Blake Stilwell

This is how the military challenge coin came to be

By Eric Milzarski

The Battle of the Crater turned a brilliant plan into self-inflicted defeat

By Stephen Carlson

Here’s how these 3 legends each earned two Medals of Honor

By James Elphick

A rare glimpse of life as a Delta Force operator

By Orvelin Valle

This Luftwaffe hero was shot down 32 times during World War II

6 of the largest humanitarian missions in US military history

4 worst Russian propaganda fails

These cruisers were really a pair of mini-battleships

By Harold C. Hutchison

8 US Navy sailors who received the Medal of Honor

This is the silky smooth voice every airline pilot tries to imitate

By Eric Milzarski

4 mind-boggling facts about the Cold War

By Shannon Corbeil