History (Page 62)

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

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This is the military origin of ‘turning a blind eye’ to anything

A rare look beyond the gates at Ellsworth AFB

By Jessica Evans

The most outstanding soldier of World War I actually fought in three wars

This is how “RED Friday” became a thing and why it still matters today

By Eric Milzarski

This bazooka-armed motorbike might be the most ‘French’ weapon of all time

The suicidal way China scored its first World War II victory against Japan

Ailing Korean War vet gets a lesson in Semper Fi from his fellow Marines

By Janine Stange

Check out this tiny Navy SEAL team survival kit

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Afghanistan War

The longest-serving U.S. commander in Afghanistan stays strapped

By Miguel Ortiz

Check out this Cold-War era abandoned military base in Vermont

By Jessica Evans

The world’s most dangerous golf course is right next to the Korean DMZ

By Miguel Ortiz

Revolutionary War

Andrew Jackson was held captive during the Revolutionary War

By Bethaney Phillips

The Air Force tried plucking soldiers off the ground at 125 mph during WWII

This Marine division never set foot in the United States

By Harold C. Hutchison

This fake amphibious assault saved hundreds of lives in Desert Storm

The Army built this computer simulation of Stalingrad to teach its future leaders

By Christian Lowe

The first casualty of the Civil War happened entirely by accident

By Blake Stilwell

That time a badass drove into blistering gunfire to crush an enemy ambush

Finland once snuck inside the Soviet air force to bomb Russia

By Blake Stilwell

This is how the Navy’s last ace went from heroic fighter pilot to criminal congressman

This is how the one-man ‘Zvika Force’ stopped an entire tank corps

By Blake Stilwell

This Spanish hero defeated an invading Muslim army — as a corpse

By Blake Stilwell

This sitting Senator deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan 19 times

By Harold C. Hutchison

This anthem is full of pre-WW2 history that no one knows about

By Shannon Corbeil

This airman claims his top secret official duty was to talk to aliens

By Blake Stilwell

The mysterious disappearance of an EC-47 crew during the Vietnam War

Revolutionary War

Why Red Cloud was the only American Indian to win a war against the US

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A look at President Reagan’s Star Wars program, 33 years later

By Stephen Carlson

Why the newest flashpoint for World War III might be in Taiwan

The largest ever snowball fight was fought by the Confederate Army in 1863

5 things we wish we knew before joining the Air Force

This hard-luck WWII soldier survived the Bataan Death March, torture and the atomic bomb

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

Perfectly Bound – How a printing error tied a Vietnam and post-9/11 Veteran together

By Marjorie K. Eastman

How Vietnam-era commo guys talked through the jungles

By Eric Milzarski

This Vietnam War Veteran was reunited with his lost arm after 50 years

By Blake Stilwell

The 10 most memorable Vietnam War songs

By Blake Stilwell

Radiomen in the Vietnam War faced a 5-second life expectancy

By Eric Milzarski

Once upon a time, this ‘little kid’ was a lethal Vietnam War fighter

By Tim Kirkpatrick

That time American POWs refused a CIA rescue mission in Vietnam

By Tim Kirkpatrick

West Virginia veterans remember Vietnam

By Jessica Evans

From a farm in Iowa to multiple tours in Vietnam, Dale Gardner shares his story

By Tessa Robinson

4 Korean War heroes who fought amazing last stands

By James Elphick

This is the deadliest machine gun in military history

Experts dispute what really killed Stonewall Jackson

By Harold C. Hutchison

The men who survived Benghazi tell their story in ’13 Hours’

By Orvelin Valle

The Marines’ Hymn will make you want to re-enlist

By Shannon Corbeil

The reason people wear wristwatches is because of World War I

Afghanistan War

This wounded cav scout saved his unit during an enemy ambush

This is how a trial by combat actually worked

By Eric Milzarski

This reporter performed brain surgery on a Marine using a handheld drill

By Blake Stilwell

What happened when the Nazi generals turned themselves in, 75 years ago

Over 1/4 of Guam is made up of US military

By Tim Kirkpatrick

WWII nose art motivated airmen with sex and humor

By Blake Stilwell

4 Vietnam War heroes you’ve never heard of

By James Elphick

The 12 best quotes from ‘Apocalypse Now’

These 5 innovative Civil War weapons changed combat forever

By James Elphick

This is how you got promoted in the Aztec military

The 7 most effective American war rifles

This is what happened when a P-51 Mustang chased a UFO over Kentucky in 1948

Operation Foxley was the 1944 Special Operations plan to kill Hitler

This is the only army Genghis Khan and the Mongols were hesitant to fight against

West Point’s Class of 1915 is one the stars fell on

By James Elphick