History (Page 74)

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

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‘Midway’ looks like it’s everything ‘Pearl Harbor’ was supposed to be

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This World War I artillery was the longest-ranged gun ever

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Nuclear blasts used to be good ol’ Las Vegas entertainment

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Afghanistan War

This captured GoPro video shows what it’s like to fight the Kurds with ISIS

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Writing funny stuff on ammo is over 2000 years old

This is the hot-rod F-15 the Air Force used to set 8 world records

The Nazis had a super creepy breeding program

What it’s like to skydive with the Army Golden Knights

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This one simple factor is why the US Allies won World War II

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North Dakota was the world’s 3rd most powerful nuclear power

‘The Attack of the Dead Men’ was a horrifying WWI infantry charge

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This is the drug Russians took to beat the Nazis during World War II

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4 famous lines from legendary speeches that were made up on the spot

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One of the first Ironman Triathletes was a Navy SEAL who hydrated with beer

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That time the Australian Navy enlisted a little girl as its mascot

The only legal pirate ship of the 20th century was the Goodyear blimp

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Revolutionary War

Why the Kentucky militia was most feared by America’s enemies

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Navy-trained dolphins could be roaming the seas with toxic dart guns

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This legendary arsenal made weapons for the US from 1812 to Vietnam

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The ‘Kilted Killer’ forced a surrender while outnumbered 23,000 to one

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This Canadian war hero was a one-man army in two wars

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The Soviet Moose Cavalry almost rode into World War II

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The childish origins of the word ‘infantry’

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This is why the Queens Guard wear those giant black hats

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How Marine Corps scout snipers could earn the real ‘HOG’s tooth’

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The Navy’s F11F was so fast it could shoot itself down – and did

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How an unarmed F-111 downed an enemy without firing a shot

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The crazy pirate plan to bring Napoleon to the United States

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China’s biggest military weakness is the US’ biggest strength

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This is why the most successful fighter pilots in history are all Nazis

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The fastest fighter jet in the world is over 50 years old

Why disfigured World War I veterans had their own park benches

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An ensign took command of a destroyer at Pearl Harbor and took the fight to the Japanese

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‘Midway’ Director profiles unknown heroes behind Navy’s greatest comeback

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The military origin of ‘turning a blind eye’ to something

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Why Robert E. Lee wore a colonel’s rank during the Civil War

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At the Battle of Midway, key decisions shifted tides of war

5 ‘dumb’ military tactics that actually worked

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5 last-minute decisions that changed American military history

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A ballsy arms dealer sold dud weapons to three sides of a conflict

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Why there are shipwrecks underneath the farms of Kansas

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A paratrooper supply clerk survived a combat jump with zero training

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The first aerial dogfight was between two American mercenaries

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Afghanistan War

The world’s longest minefield isn’t where you’d expect

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This was the largest battleship ever planned but never built

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How a Congressman’s press conference killed 800 US sailors

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These are the Soviet drone tanks of World War II

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Why this Civil War vet marched across England with the US flag

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Why the USS Jimmy Carter isn’t an aircraft carrier

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That time the Kitty Hawk rammed a Soviet sub

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Holy sh*t – the new ‘Battlefield V’ trailer is as brutal as the War in the Pacific

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F-22 engines can be repaired with six tools found in any hardware store

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This Russian fighter has to be chained to a tractor before takeoff

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World War II ‘Dazzle Ships’ were painted to attract enemy subs

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Puerto Ricans gained US citizenship just in time to be drafted for World War I

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An ‘undead’ general thrashed the Spartans after his execution

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That time India took half of Pakistan to pay for a motorcycle

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A Soviet pilot claims he brought down Francis Gary Powers – not a missile

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German POWs hit the gridiron for the Barbwire Bowl Classic

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The women who volunteered to make donuts on the front lines of World War I

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Why ancient Romans built statues of their greatest enemy

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How iconic actor James Dean will star in the latest Vietnam War movie

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Everyone lost their minds when a Marine general relieved an Army general

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How effective draftees in the Vietnam War actually were

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