History (Page 73)

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

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The ‘Jedburghs’ were the best anti-Nazi commandos of WWII

Why this Union general challenged Karl Marx to a duel

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This was central to the honor code among Civil War soldiers

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3 amazing military haka that will get your effing attention

By Shannon Corbeil

Seattle’s 6 secrets of surviving atomic attacks

Watch an interview with the last surviving witness to the Lincoln Assassination

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The word ‘deadline’ has a horrible origin in Civil War prisons

The new ‘Midway’ teaser trailer looks awesome

By Shannon Corbeil

A single map shows how crazy successful the OSS was in France

Afghanistan War

The insane Communist plan to overthrow the Afghan government

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The bloody history of the Bloody Mary cocktail

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The Queen of England has a champion who fights for her

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Revolutionary War

13 rarely seen illustrations from the Revolutionary War

Why Ross Perot was a veteran to be admired

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This is the story of Abraham Lincoln’s forgotten sword duel

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That time the Austrian Army defeated itself

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This is the most decorated woman in military history

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This is the first black graduate of the US Naval Academy

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The first commissioned female officer served in the Civil War

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The last World War I soldier to see combat died at age 111

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The Apollo 11 crew had to clear customs after the moon landing

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This is why spears are the most common historical weapon ever

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6 oft-forgotten helicopters of the Korean War

7 awesome posters that motivated your grandfather in World War II

The Coast Guard made the first-ever helicopter carrier

The Navy tradition that rewards ice cream for rescued pilots

These Coasties killed a German sub and saved their convoy

When the enemy brought the war to America

Listen to the cockpit audio of the Navy’s infamous ‘sky penis’ flight

By Blake Stilwell

Arnold Schwarzenegger drives the same tank he trained on in the Army

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The first aerial bombing run was made by the Italian Army

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You will never be as badass as this explorer who removed his own appendix

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This black Samurai from Africa fought to unify feudal Japan

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Japan wanted to protect Margaret Thatcher with ‘Karate Ladies’

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There’s a current Army helicopter you may have never seen

‘Danger Close’ tells the story of heroic Australians in Vietnam

Famed actor and Hollywood icon Jimmy Stewart was a bomber pilot in World War II

The first shots of World War III will almost certainly be digital

By Alex Hollings

Medal of Honor Recipient Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia is a monument of a man

By Chase Millsap

This enemy of France earned its top military honors

Revolutionary War

These 4 brothers were heroes of the American Revolution

4 women earned Silver Stars in this WWII battle

This Kazakh independence symbol is a golden suit of armor

By Blake Stilwell

This real soldier’s photo is still hanging at Checkpoint Charlie

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This was the British plan to kill Erwin Rommel before D-Day

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Afghanistan War

ISIS is making a comeback on all fronts

By Blake Stilwell

This monstrosity was probably Germany’s worst plane

War in space will probably be really boring

By Alex Hollings

One of the scariest tasks for pilots is to land in rough seas

How you became a leader in the Aztec army

One of the world’s largest cable companies was founded by a World War II sailor

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

How Florent Groberg earned his Medal of Honor

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World War troops ate so much mutton it went out of style

This soldier might be the first female on the moon

By Blake Stilwell

An animated look at Carlos Hathcock, the legendary Marine

How the Army tried to explore ancient Mars with a psychic

Why the US Army has some of the best divers in the world

This great Viking was killed by his dead enemy’s skull

This American rose to lead an entire army in a foreign war

By Blake Stilwell

A US troop helped an East German escape the Iron Curtain

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What life was like for World War II prisoners

This false flag attack triggered world’s largest war

How the US raided a Soviet arctic base in the Cold War

How WWII propaganda is still convincing kids to eat carrots

By Alex Hollings