History (Page 8)

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

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America’s first all-Black paratrooper unit protected American civilians during World War II

By Daniel Tobias Flint

A US Marine went to Somalia and became a warlord

By Blake Stilwell

The circus song was supposed to be a badass military marching theme

By Blake Stilwell

How Mafia boss Lucky Luciano joined World War II from his prison cell

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Afghanistan War

4 Royal Marines strapped themselves to attack helicopters and rode into a Taliban compound

‘MAS*H’ made television history while keeping Korean War history alive

By Daniel Tobias Flint

6 military spouses who grabbed a weapon and joined the fight

By Gina Napoletano

When Patton met MacArthur in the mud of St. Mihiel

By Daniel Tobias Flint

The Indian Scouts that forged the legacy of American Special Forces

By Daniel Tobias Flint

The 8 reincarnations of General George S. Patton

By Blake Stilwell

A brief history of animals in the US military

By Daniel Tobias Flint

3 Stories from the Battle of the Bulge you won’t see in ‘Band of Brothers’

By Adam Gramegna

George Washington’s eggnog recipe will destroy you

By Blake Stilwell

FDR dressed up as Julius Caesar for a White House toga party

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Nazi sabotage teams were captured infiltrating the US during World War II

By Daniel Tobias Flint

The college football team who became first responders at Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

The Black Seminoles’ culture and legacy of resistance and strength

By Daniel Tobias Flint

How AC/DC helped save a POW in Mogadishu

By Blake Stilwell

Air Commandos and the evolution of the ultimate gunship

By Friedrich Seiltgen

Operation Restore Hope was much bigger than ‘Black Hawk Down’

By Daniel Tobias Flint

These pilots fought back during the attack on Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

Why the lessons from the attack on Pearl Harbor still matter today

By Clay Beyersdorfer

Shoddy email OPSEC led to the convictions in the Iran-Contra Affair

By Blake Stilwell

The forgotten Marine Corps veteran who exposed the Iran-Contra Affair dies at 84

By Blake Stilwell

‘Operation Underworld’ was a secret wartime pact no one saw coming

By Daniel Tobias Flint

The ‘One Man Air Force’ took on dozens of enemy fighters even after his guns ran dry

By Friedrich Seiltgen

How US troops quietly crushed Russian mercenaries in Syria

By Adam Gramegna

‘Ramage’s Rampage’ saw a World War II sub sink 5 ships in 40 minutes

The Seminole War that America forgot to call a slave rebellion

By Daniel Tobias Flint

The US plan to nuke its interstate highways into existence

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Thanksgiving in wartime meant rationing, sacrifice, and resilient American meals

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Honoring 250 years of the Marine Corps and the enduring legacy of Native American warriors

By Daniel Tobias Flint

The Seminole Wars: Florida’s longest conflicts

By Daniel Tobias Flint

9 foods you didn’t know came from wartime rationing

By Bethaney Phillips

Why JFK’s first casket was buried at the bottom of the ocean

By Blake Stilwell

How the US military accidentally created modern Thanksgiving

By Clay Beyersdorfer

One of America’s oldest military units created a legendary alcoholic punch

By Blake Stilwell

The ‘Chopper Popper’ scored the A-10’s first air-to-air kill against an Iraqi helicopter

By Blake Stilwell

How the machete made its transition from weed whacker to war weapon

By Adam Gramegna

Why Hiroshima and Nagasaki are safe, but Chernobyl isn’t

By Today I Found Out

Here’s what happened to the US Navy’s original six frigates

By Blake Stilwell

How the Seminoles shaped the Green Berets and became America’s ‘unconquered people’

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Myths and facts about the rifle that never quits: the AK-47

By Adam Gramegna

How military spouses were targeted by propaganda during World War II

By Bethaney Phillips

Everyday toys that were actually invented by Uncle Sam for military use

By Bethaney Phillips

Why Uncle Sam tried to discourage troops from getting married in the 1800s

By Bethaney Phillips

104-year-old Marine continues tradition for Corps’ 250th birthday

By Miguel Ortiz

This Intrepid pilot went from zero to ace in 13 minutes

The original Green Berets: tracing the roots of US Special Forces

By Daniel Tobias Flint

These healers changed soldiers’ fates. Here’s how the war changed them.

By Alyssa Blakemore

‘The Few. The Proud’: The moments that made the Marines the Marines

The 12 most badass Marine Corps nicknames of all time

Fort Stevens: The Sentinel of the Columbia River

By Daniella Horne

5 ways World War II rationing changed the ways Americans cook and eat

By Bethaney Phillips

100-year-old Marine reunited with tank he drove on Iwo Jima

By Miguel Ortiz

This is how 12 other countries celebrate their version of Veterans Day

By Blake Stilwell

This Japanese fusion dish exists only because of the US military

The 5 best exotic weapons in history

By Adam Gramegna

Harriet Tubman was America’s first unconventional warfare commander

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Afghanistan War

The War on Terror’s iconic FN SCAR is dead

By Miguel Ortiz

The ‘Simple Sabotage Field Manual’ will make you question your coworkers’ loyalties

By Blake Stilwell

The first head of the VA was so corrupt, President Harding tried to kill him

By Blake Stilwell

Beretta’s Marine Corps 250th birthday shotgun is a vibe

By Miguel Ortiz

How trick-or-treating worked during World War II sugar rationing

By Bethaney Phillips