History (Page 66)

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

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This was the safest place to be in a US bomber flying through German flak in WW2

By Harold C. Hutchison

8 men who earned the most Purple Hearts

By James Elphick

Top-tier special operators of the Cold War worry about modern ‘soft skills’

This World War II slugfest was Poland’s ‘Battle of Thermopylae’

The inventor of the Gatling gun wanted it to save lives

By Miguel Ortiz

One French tank slaughtered a German Panzer company

Four Chaplains Day: Remembering the men of faith who willingly gave their lives during World War II

By Jessica Manfre

7 awesome machine guns America took to WWI

Why WW2’s MP40 is one of the best submachine guns ever

By Christian Lowe

6 reasons the Air Force wants to get its hands on Russian DNA

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s the app that helps regular Marines become Raiders

This was the Air Force’s C-130 demonstration team

Navy SEAL comes out of the shadows just long enough to accept the Medal of Honor

Revolutionary War

What was it like to be the king who lost the American Colonies?

All military nurses inspire compassion- here are 7 of the most exceptional

By Caroline Suber

Meet the militiaman who’s trolling and killing ISIS fighters

By Orvelin Valle

‘You have to follow your heart.’ A WWII War Bride’s story of tragedy and love

By Tessa Robinson

Why the Tokyo Raiders didn’t bomb the Japanese emperor

By Harold C. Hutchison

I went to North Korea and saw the US Navy ship still being held captive after 50 years

By Blake Stilwell

Why the ‘Frozen Chosin’ is the defining battle of the modern Marine Corps

By Donald Baker

Britain’s most awesome rank, the pioneer sergeant

WATCH: When airfield turns museum

By Jessica Evans

The ‘Big Five’ systems that helped win Desert Storm

By Miguel Ortiz

Bill Guarnere and Babe Heffron are immortalized in Band of Brothers

By Miguel Ortiz

Rangers: The reason why you don’t mess with Texas

By Miguel Ortiz

Watch this: First nuclear reactor explosion took 4 milliseconds

By Jessica Evans

7 things you don’t know about US Army Special Forces

Hirohito was tormented by Japanese conduct in World War II

By Blake Stilwell

This US Army sergeant started the Korean War by selling out to the KGB

By Blake Stilwell

This is how the Praetorian Guard of Rome held so much power

By Blake Stilwell

What did cruisers even DO in World War II?

By Harold C. Hutchison

This beautifully animated video shows two WWII pilots fighting all the way to Hell

Here’s what it was like on a South Korean Navy ship

This is how sailors named the ‘cup of Joe’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

These are the 7 finest moments in Air Force history

By Blake Stilwell

The US likely knew about Hitler’s sexual dysfunctions back in 1943

A missing Airman’s remains were identified after 74 years

By Blake Stilwell

This War Bride’s advice? ‘Be courageous.’

7 facts about the Gracchi Brothers of Rome

This is the only Victoria Cross recipient to survive earning the second medal

SEAL Team 6’s plan to surrender and 7 other unbelievable JSOC tales

By Blake Stilwell

How an irate pizza delivery guy created modern body armor

By Eric Milzarski

This amazing documentary tells the tragic story of the USS Indianapolis in the crew’s words

That time a bad radio call won the WWII Battle of Cape Esperance

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the Czechs made the best of the awful T-72 tank

By Harold C. Hutchison

Soldiers who survived the bloodiest American battle of World War II tell their stories

Levitow is the Air Force’s lowest ranking Medal of Honor recipient

WATCH: Where do retired aircraft end up?

By Jessica Evans

The incredible true story behind the upcoming Korean War movie ‘Devotion’

By Miguel Ortiz

This is why the Screaming Eagles still rock an Airborne tab

By Eric Milzarski

6 reasons Marines go crazy for the M27 automatic rifle

This Korean War plane was notoriously difficult to fly

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 real ways the Air Force is different from other branches

By Blake Stilwell

Watch this close-call during an air refueling operation

By Harold C. Hutchison

War Brides: Stories of love, hope and sometimes, regret – Part I

That time the United States invaded Russia

By James Elphick

Oldest living Marine, Dorothy ‘Dot’ Cole, dies at 107

By Miguel Ortiz

The disgusting hygiene of Colonial America

By Jessica Evans

10 crazy but true facts about Saddam Hussein

By Blake Stilwell

7 former military jobs that we’d love to see come back

Nebraska’s last Pearl Harbor survivor has died at 102

By Jessica Manfre

OORAH: The Marine Battle Cry Origin Story

This is how ants wage war

The 6 most overrated empires in history

By Blake Stilwell