History (Page 84)

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

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This Czech training jet was the Warsaw Pact’s answer to the T-38

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how US Presidents almost got to choose their own entrance music

By Blake Stilwell

3 important rules from a Medal of Honor recipient

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The real-life dictator who ruined his country and became a cannibal

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Revolutionary War

This is how the War of Independence was won in the trenches

This stunning video shows how well 100-year-old ammo works today

By Harold C. Hutchison

16 jokes Germans could die for telling under the Nazi regime

By Blake Stilwell

This Halloween-themed bomb was as dumb as it sounds

By Eric Milzarski

This is how the $102 million B-1A almost replaced the B-52

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here was the major problem with the South Vietnamese army

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The survivors of the USS Cole recount the deadly attack in this powerful video

5 useless border walls that barely slowed down the enemy

By Blake Stilwell

This is what you should know about the return of the ‘pinks and greens’

By Eric Milzarski

What the crew of this German warship did after 9/11 will give you chills

How the B-2’s stealth technology beats ground radar

By Tim Kirkpatrick

That time the Greeks sent ammo to the enemy so they’d stop stripping the Parthenon

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

Mattis loosens rules of engagement for US troops fighting in Afghanistan

By Harold C. Hutchison

Three cheers for the Light Armored Vehicle — the Marine version of a Stryker that’s over 30 years old

By Harold C. Hutchison

This may have been the fastest military submarine ever built

This is how the Gadsden Flag became America’s first meme

By Eric Milzarski

These WW2 Polish pilots were either certifiably insane, downright courageous — or a bit of both

In blast from the past, the Army just bought the new generation of Higgins boats

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is what happened to the soldiers from ‘Platoon’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is the battle of Dunkirk — by the numbers

By Harold C. Hutchison

The world’s most iconic infantry clerk is dead at 91

By Blake Stilwell

Marines avoided killing officers because of this symbol

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Here’s what the Marines of ‘Full Metal Jacket’ are doing today

By Tim Kirkpatrick

5 things you should know about ‘Anchors Aweigh’

By Shannon Corbeil

The Marine Corps could soon have its first female infantry officer

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Marine creates amazing sculptures to remember fallen heroes — free of charge

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How this WWI veteran became Metallica’s ‘One’

By Eric Milzarski

The new uniform most sailors will wear every day was actually developed by SEAL Team 6

By Christian Lowe

What we know about the next version of the legendary SR-71 Blackbird

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why the Russian Navy is such a basket case

By Harold C. Hutchison

You can see the most notorious German artillery piece be fired

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 military leaders that would make great drinking buddies

By Eric Milzarski

Rarely seen footage from the Battle of the Bulge

By Tim Kirkpatrick

These two Medal of Honor recipients could be the first American servicemen to become saints

5 of the worst US Navy ship collisions in history

By Harold C. Hutchison

How Marines used a 3D printer and a little ‘grunt ingenuity’ to make gadgets that help them in combat

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time Americans demanded the Coast Guard rescue the cast of Gilligan’s Island

By Blake Stilwell

Navy fires fleet commander after string of ship collisions

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why the Navy SEAL swim challenge is not for just anyone

By Tim Kirkpatrick

6 strange military disappearances in the Bermuda Triangle

By Eric Milzarski

Microsoft’s co-founder just helped find this long-lost Navy cruiser

This is how JTACs stay sharp

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how it could go down if China and India went to war

By Blake Stilwell

That time the US collected Soviet radar technology via the moon

These are the 7 articles of the French Foreign Legion’s Code of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

The ‘Nightfighters’ attacked Nazis with empty rifles and grenades

This is what made ancient Roman gladiators so fierce

By Tim Kirkpatrick

These 4 Gurkha stories will make you want to forge your own kukri knife

By Blake Stilwell

This was America’s first anti-aircraft cruiser

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch the Coast Guard rescue this downed Navy pilot

By Blake Stilwell

Watch this Marine gunner desperately try to destroy his pack

The insane military legacy of the Roosevelts

These are the events that led to the ‘Miracle at Dunkirk’

This is how to fly the plane that killed Yamamoto

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s what you didn’t know about the Queen’s Guards

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is the legend of the Knights of the Round Table

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The ‘Papasha’ is the daddy of Soviet submachine guns

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How cutters are sinking the Coast Guard — and what to do about it

By Harold C. Hutchison

These were the real-life Wonder Women who fought in the world’s bitterest wars

By Breach, Bang, Clear

This is how Stalingrad’s most epic sniper duel ended

By Tim Kirkpatrick