History (Page 69)

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

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A sailor’s worst nightmare: Surviving a sinking ship

Afghanistan War

Everything the Soviets did wrong in Afghanistan

By Blake Stilwell

This is what happened when a newspaper called John Wayne a ‘fraud’

By Blake Stilwell

Warriors In Their Own Words: SOG’s covert operations in Vietnam

How the Allies built all-new harbors in a matter of days after D-Day

5 little reasons why being in the Space Force would suck

By Eric Milzarski

Why selling US war bonds was so important in earlier wars

By Eric Milzarski

This is the only Marine Corps Commandant without a portrait

By Blake Stilwell

This was the first Navy Medal of Honor

This was the West Point graduation on D-Day

The unexpected history of the hilarious ‘Spirit of 76’ meme

By Blake Stilwell

Revolutionary War

George Washington celebrated becoming president by running up an epic bar tab

By Eric Milzarski

The Navy’s most successful World War II sub also killed an enemy train

By Blake Stilwell

This was the only Japanese recipient of the Medal of Honor during World War II

‘In the Navy’ was almost an official Navy recruiting song

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

See the moment HIMARS strikes a massive weapons cache

The first Hurricane Hunters flew through storms on a dare

Condoms: Good for love, better for war

Why Neil deGrasse Tyson deserves to be the first Space Force Secretary

By Eric Milzarski

These are the only combat jumps US troops have made since 9/11

By Eric Milzarski

This Marine kept a 50-year promise to his Vietnam War buddy

By Blake Stilwell

How the legendary Dam Busters crippled Germany

Germans tried to assassinate Hitler all the time

This woman landed under fire at Inchon with the Marines

The insane reason this Pearl Harbor defender didn’t get the Medal of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

4 ways Civil War troops were obsessed with coffee

By Blake Stilwell

No, NASA didn’t waste millions making the space pen

How the Korean War forced the U.S. Coast Guard to change

Vietnamese and U.S. Navy SEALs worked together in this famous rescue

The guerrillas and gangs that fought on behalf of the Confederacy

Germany had laughably bad stealth aircraft in World War I

These are the 7 national military parades held by the US

By Blake Stilwell

5 reasons why veterans tend to ruin the fun of haunted houses

By Eric Milzarski

FDR wrote a letter to the future President for America’s first WWII hero

By Blake Stilwell

The Coast Guard’s first aviator was a world-record holder and hero

The most American moments of every presidency, part four

By Blake Stilwell

Being a conscientious objector isn’t what you think it is

By Eric Milzarski

One pilot, two world wars, and the killing of King Kong

6 reasons why Vikings were just like our Marines, long before Tun Tavern

By Eric Milzarski

This is why the trebuchet was the superior siege engine

How Sears became the store of the American Century

By Blake Stilwell

These universal peace symbols are the definition of irony

By Eric Milzarski

5 ways ‘Post Scriptum’ is one of the most realistic military games

Here’s what happens when the Coast Guard makes a drug bust

By Eric Milzarski

‘This Is Us’ hired a legendary Vietnam veteran to be a military advisor

By Blake Stilwell

Revolutionary War

That time the Royal Navy burnt an American city to the ground

How concertina wire became such an effective defense tool

By Eric Milzarski

Why the USS Missouri is the most famous battleship ever built

By Business Insider

This flight nurse was the first woman to receive the Air Medal

By Jacqlyn Cope

This is why Coast Guard snipers are the real deal

By Eric Milzarski

This rating was, hands down, the worst job the US military ever had

By Eric Milzarski

The military origin of the classic gin and tonic cocktail

By Blake Stilwell

Everything you need to know about the INF treaty in the news these days

By Blake Stilwell

Remembering the Thunderchiefs of the Vietnam War

By Blake Stilwell

The Guadalcanal Cocktail is a delicious way to celebrate VJ Day

By Blake Stilwell

The ‘terrorist uniform’ you’ll probably wear this winter

5 of the best jungle warfare training sites in the Marines

Why the Air Force’s policy on nose art is actually pointless

By Eric Milzarski

These vets hunt down paranormal forces on Army posts

By Eric Milzarski

Exercise Keen Sword kicks off with thousands of sailors

By United States Navy

Afghanistan War

Bizarre paranormal encounters in the War in Afghanistan

By Mysterious Universe

This British soldier escaped from Dunkirk by stealing a car

By Blake Stilwell

Why WWI was once called ‘The War to End All Wars’

By Eric Milzarski

How Armistice Day became Veterans Day

By Blake Stilwell