History (Page 80)

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

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The Air Force just switched to the Army OCP uniform

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why submachine guns fell out of favor with the US military

By Eric Milzarski

America’s oldest veteran gives you the secrets to life at 112

By Blake Stilwell

4 things you didn’t know about the war epic ‘Saving Private Ryan’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is how insanely specific WWI fighter planes had to be

By Eric Milzarski

Here’s how air crews learned to navigate in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch these Marines survive the famous helo dunker blindfolded

By Tim Kirkpatrick

5 things you didn’t know about firing squads

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Here’s how America prepared for chemical warfare in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

This speedy missile gave bombers a lot of punch

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 more surprising things that go against the laws of war

By Eric Milzarski

This oiler saved the American carriers at Coral Sea

By Harold C. Hutchison

Bob Hope entertained the troops from WWII to Desert Storm

By Shannon Corbeil

This soldier earned the Medal of Honor while totally stoned

By Blake Stilwell

This WWII ace scored kills from every Axis country – and the US

By Blake Stilwell

How we got a pilot’s-eye view of dogfights in the Korean War

By Harold C. Hutchison

6 insane things the President can do during a crisis

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s the Coast Guard’s new class of cutters

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Coast Guard could have the Navy’s new frigates

By Harold C. Hutchison

The 5 best beards in military history

This is why some Civil War battles have two names

By Blake Stilwell

Why Sweden is low-key one of the greatest superpowers

By Eric Milzarski

This was the most decorated American warship ever

These were the UK’s massive “earthquake bombs”

This is the history of US military haircuts

This is how French commandos saved Christmas in Paris in 1994

The fascinating origin of a favorite gloating phrase

Russia’s one-of-a-kind destroyer is a Cold War spinoff

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Bearcat has been unjustly overshadowed by history

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 insane stories from the life of Britain’s most successful double agent

By Blake Stilwell

How the Wildcat held the line against the Zero

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Air Force pilot and his brother love adrenaline

By Shannon Corbeil

Watch how Light Armored Recon fight chemical attacks

By Tim Kirkpatrick

That time the Navy used a carrier to transport an Army brigade

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Army tested its own ‘jump jet’ in the 1960s

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 of the craziest looking WWI helmets ever assembled

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Why Uncle Sam’s origin is still shrouded in mystery

By Eric Milzarski

7 people in military history who were the hardest to kill

By Blake Stilwell

That time unmanned rifles and mannequins tricked the enemy at Gallipoli

By Tim Kirkpatrick

6 nations that had no problems invading Russia in the winter

By Eric Milzarski

The Navy’s amphibious assault ships can be emergency carriers

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch Marines train for Arctic warfare

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why Sherlock Holmes’ author was as impressive as his characters

By Eric Milzarski

6 things you didn’t know about the M1 Abrams

By Tim Kirkpatrick

A WWII ship that killed 5 brothers when it sank was just found

By Harold C. Hutchison

This aircrew landed their Growler flying totally blind

By Harold C. Hutchison

What happens when you cover an enemy grenade with your kevlar

By Blake Stilwell

Watch these airborne veterans sing a paratrooper classic

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is the average gear a soldier in WW2 carried

By Tim Kirkpatrick

4 ways ninjas were nothing like they are in movies

By Eric Milzarski

Why gladiators of Rome didn’t die as often as you thought

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How US Marines get their vehicles ashore in a hurry

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Kiwi fighting man who earned two Victoria Crosses

By James Elphick

This was the ‘helicopter destroyer’ that might have been

By Harold C. Hutchison

This raid became the US Navy’s ‘most bold and daring act’

Why ‘Rooster’ was the greatest song to honor a father’s service

By Eric Milzarski

See the Navy haul its crew’s vehicles on the USS Ronald Reagan

By Harold C. Hutchison

The military rescinded the only Medal of Honor awarded to a woman

By Jacqlyn Cope

Victims of the 1983 Beirut bombing will finally be compensated

This Marine Corps video is the most moto thing you’ll see today

By Blake Stilwell

The Curtiss Helldiver’s other nickname was way better

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how close we came to killing off our national bird

The Navy used the ‘Friday Funnies’ to make the Navy safer

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 ways winning an Oscar is easier than receiving a Medal of Honor.