History (Page 87)

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

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That time the US military sprayed toxic germs on American cities

By Blake Stilwell

This massive World War II air offensive had an adorable name

This is what Mongol MREs looked like

Revolutionary War

Maryland’s ‘Immortal 400’ saved the entire American Revolution

By Blake Stilwell

This pilot was saved when the enemy shot him in the bullet

Navy grounds T-45 Goshawk fleet after pilot protests

By Christian Lowe

This female amputee led French commandos behind Nazi lines

The only time the Soviet Union officially fought the US was in brutal air combat

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

Quadruple amputee Travis Mills wows the crowd with appearance on ‘Ellen’ show

These Combat Tracker teams were America’s secret weapon in Vietnam

By James Elphick

What would happen if modern Marines conducted the Iwo Jima landings

This Marine veteran stole a plane and landed it on a New York City street – to win a bar bet

By Blake Stilwell

The crippled USS Yorktown traded its life for victory at Midway

6 of the biggest cocaine busts in Coast Guard history

4 reasons the Aardvark and Switchblade could still kick ass today

By Harold C. Hutchison

What would happen if the OSS fought the CIA’s Special Activities Division

4 planes the Americans borrowed from Britain during World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

How to honor Vietnam veterans

By WATM Partners

US to remain in Iraq for ‘years to come’

By Business Insider

This Air Force EOD tech spent 20 hours clearing IEDs under fire

By Harold C. Hutchison

An Army medic was just returned to the US from the Chosin Reservoir

By Blake Stilwell

Why airborne units are obsolete

By The Havok Journal

This girl invited the PJ who saved her during Katrina to a high school dance

By Harold C. Hutchison

‘Ensign Dilbert’ taught pilots to not accidentally kill their friends

This Spitfire shot down near Dunkirk just flew again

‘Irish Brigades’ have fought around the world for hundreds of years

5 epic cavalry formations of the ancient world

Revolutionary War

American rebels returned this British general’s dog after a crushing defeat

By Christian Lowe

9 reasons why Texas hero Sam Houston might be the most awesome governor ever

By Blake Stilwell

5 of the world’s strongest fortifications ever

This World War I battle footage lets you go ‘over the top’

Young Chesty Puller dreamed of being a soldier

These rebels fought Soviet tanks with dish soap and jam

By Christian Lowe

This is how hedgerows made the invasion of Normandy a living hell

A brief history of dogs in warfare

‘The White Rose of Stalingrad’ was a female pilot who terrorized the Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

This is why every British armored vehicle has tea-making gear

By Blake Stilwell

This is why the Allies’ secret DD tank failed on D-Day

By Harold C. Hutchison

Britain’s ‘unkillable’ soldier gave zero Fs about pain or death

Dog paratroopers jumped into combat on D-Day

This Medal of Honor recipient led an attack with grenades, bayonets, and an E-tool

These tough, grungy sailors are turning 75

By Gidget Fuentes

This is how to fire a Civil War cannon, step-by-step

By Harold C. Hutchison

A brief history of US troops playing cards – and a magician’s trick honoring veterans

By Blake Stilwell

This was the world’s longest-serving modern military rifle in active service

By Blake Stilwell

This Air Force fighter ace was the inspiration for ‘Mustache March’

By Blake Stilwell

America’s Patton tanks saw combat from Korea to Desert Storm

By James Elphick

France sent thousands of thank you gifts to the US after WWII

By Blake Stilwell

All about the chemical agent VX that allegedly killed Kim Jong Nam

By Harold C. Hutchison

The difference between Trump’s old airplane and Air Force One

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The Air Force is using drones as terminal air controllers to fight ISIS

By Christian Lowe

Here is how the United States Navy gets SIGINT

By Harold C. Hutchison

Unexploded German WWII bomb found in British port

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Marine Corps’ love-hate relationship with the AV-8 Harrier

By Orvelin Valle

America’s first-ever tank unit saw heavy combat in World War I

7 hilarious Marine shenanigans the commandant wouldn’t like

3 heroes who gave all for their friends at Saipan

By James Elphick

These two ironclad ships almost allowed the South to win the Civil War

This is why Bunker Buster bombs are made from spent howitzer barrels

By Blake Stilwell

Meet the World War I legend ‘Black Swallow of Death’

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time the CIA shot down a bomber with an AK-47

Russian spy ship near Navy bases on East Coast

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is the last tank airborne units jumped into combat

That time an American cruise missile hit the wrong continent

By Harold C. Hutchison