History (Page 63)

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

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These are the 6 largest guns ever used in combat

By James Elphick

That time the US stole a Soviet satellite

How the luckiest sailor on earth survived being sucked into a jet engine

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Revolutionary War

4 tactical blunders the British made in the Revolutionary War

By James Elphick

This is how ‘the most dangerous man in Europe’ hunted his fellow Nazis for Israel

By Blake Stilwell

Graphic novel series explores the life of the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor

By Jessica Evans

23 heroic Navy corpsmen who earned the Medal of Honor

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This Holocaust survivor joined the Army and earned a Medal of Honor

Why American bombers in WWII wore bright colors, stripes and polka dots

This soldier trained to carry backpack nukes on one-way suicide missions

From gangs to the Navy and then to acting, James Tolkan saw it all

This is how powerful names of military operations are picked

Actor James Garner’s sense of smell saved the day during the Korean War

By Blake Stilwell

These quirky tanks helped the British crack Hitler’s Atlantic Wall

By James Elphick

Why all Soviet jokes needed to be approved by the Department of Jokes

By Eric Milzarski

Revolutionary War

This 80-year-old minuteman took on a column of British troops by himself

By Blake Stilwell

These Nazi bunkers were one of the most secure outposts of WWII

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How Americans can claim their very own island using fun, outdated laws

By Eric Milzarski

This is how ancient troops stopped ground elephants

Here’s how you bailed out from a World War II fighter

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s how War Brides enrich the American experience

By Benjamin Abel

Did you know these 31 presidents served in the military before becoming commander in chief?

By Bethaney Phillips

Check out this creepy, abandoned Naval base

By Jessica Evans

The Special Forces op that supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq

By Miguel Ortiz

Saved by the BRRRRT! – 5 times A-10s made the difference in battle

Afghanistan War

This soldier survived being impaled by an RPG

By James Elphick

The ‘tanker war’ was the Navy’s largest war at sea since World War II

By Stephen Carlson

This forgotten bomber wreaked havoc on the Nazis in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

The crazy ways MacArthur tried to get supplies to the Philippines

Here’s how the Battle of the Coral Sea would go down today

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is the Pentagon’s not-so-secret civilian ‘ghost’ aircraft fleet

7 things you didn’t know about the Marine Jungle Warfare Training Center

6 ways Chester Bennington championed our troops

By Eric Milzarski

Revolutionary War

The Army found cannons and other Revolutionary War artifacts in the Savannah River

By Miguel Ortiz

Was George H.W. Bush almost eaten by cannibals?

By Bethaney Phillips

This battle against ISIS was the biggest in the Philippines since WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

John C. McCloughan’s MOH was unique. Here’s why

The mystery of the French Foreign Legion totally exposed

By Orvelin Valle

Listen to the playlist that ousted a dictator

By Blake Stilwell

This is why the French are better at war than you think

By Blake Stilwell

Watch this Iraq War vet’s tragic story told through animation

By Orvelin Valle

This WWII tanker vet shares his amazing story with Stone Cold Steve Austin

How US troops responded to liberating the Dachau Concentration Camp

Was Mr. Rogers a deadly sniper in Vietnam?

By Brittany Sulc

The remains of this chaplain who received the Medal of Honor have been identified

By Miguel Ortiz

The father of the American Navy also fought for the British and Russians

This boxer survived the Holocaust by winning fights in Auschwitz

By Blake Stilwell

Why trench warfare wasn’t as dumb of an idea as it seems

By Eric Milzarski

In a war with Russia, both sides could focus on this 60-mile stretch

Why it’s a terrible idea to mess with the Queen’s Guard

By Eric Milzarski

Chronically ill Gulf War vets still fighting for VA recognition 25 years on

By Blake Stilwell

Napoleon’s bastard rejected his noble blood to join Foreign Legion

This German anti-aircraft tank has never seen combat

By Harold C. Hutchison

Germans helped U.S. troops save this Austrian castle during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

Legendary paratrooper, WWII and Vietnam vet ‘Rock’ Merritt dead at 97

By Miguel Ortiz

This is why there’s no Field Marshal rank in the US military

By Blake Stilwell

Being commander-in-chief is all about rocking the flight jacket

5 reasons Canada might be the most powerful country on Earth

By Blake Stilwell

That time a guy jumped out of a plane at 18,000 feet with no chute — and survived

These are the punishments for convicted War Criminals

By Eric Milzarski

Babies were bathed in wine and 5 other fascinating facts about Spartans

5 of the biggest Mafia names also served in the US military

Why the first battle of the Civil War was called the ‘picnic battle’

Teddy Roosevelt volunteered for World War I service but was turned down