History (Page 88)

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

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That time an American cruise missile hit the wrong continent

By Harold C. Hutchison

Afghanistan War

General claims 60,000 ISIS fighters have been killed

By Business Insider

These are the most terrifying Vietnam War booby traps

This is the latest on the sunken World War II graveyards in the Java Sea

By Harold C. Hutchison

The ‘Hatchet Brigade’ rode into battle with some awesome blades

3 systems America scrapped after its mid-range nuke agreement with the USSR

By Harold C. Hutchison

The brazen origins of the 1st Special Service Force

By James Elphick

“Band of Brothers” veteran Ed Tipper dies

By Harold C. Hutchison

This airman saved his crew after their plane was hit with a mortar

Army Legend Hal Moore Dies at 94

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how Coast Guard snipers fight drug runners

By Harold C. Hutchison

This soldier fought off a German tank with his pistol

By James Elphick

How the Army shoots down enemy mortars and rockets

How the tough-as-nails OV-10 Bronco landed on a carrier

By Christian Lowe

This Marine just retired after 54 years of service

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch this test pilot pull 83 G-Forces and live

By Orvelin Valle

This was the badass predecessor to the AC-130 Spooky gunship

5 notorious ship grounding incidents the Navy would rather we all forget

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is what it takes to become a Combat Controller

This Blackwater shootout in Baghdad might not have gone down like the prosecution claimed

By Harold C. Hutchison

Oldest Navy Pearl Harbor salvage diver dies

By Harold C. Hutchison

It’s the end of the road for the USS Enterprise

By Harold C. Hutchison

This SEAL Team 6 vet idolizes ‘Rough Rider’ Teddy Roosevelt

By Harold C. Hutchison

This makeshift armored vehicle is actually an ISIS suicide bomb truck

These 6 heroes of Desert Storm may warrant medal upgrades

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is what makes the M109 Paladin so badass

By WATM Partners

The Marine Corps has ordered Leathernecks to use PMAGs for their rifles

By Christian Lowe

The Marines arrive in Norway

By Harold C. Hutchison

Navy upgrades 8 valor awards for SEALs

By Christian Lowe

Patton once sent 300 men to rescue his son-in-law from a Nazi prison

By Blake Stilwell

This Confederate regiment was nearly wiped out in minutes

This Army colonel was stupid brave

By Frank Jastrzembski

That sub commander who sank a hospital ship and got promoted

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time Civil War soldiers stopped fighting and played music for one another

Here’s how the EA-6B Prowler rules the skies

This Army Air Corps pilot stole a Nazi plane to escape from a POW camp

If the battle of Thermopylae was fought today with 300 Marines

This is how the Pentagon had over 120,000 extra Purple Heart medals

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is one of the oldest Middle East deployments of American troops you’ve never heard of

By Harold C. Hutchison

Former SEAL and host of Discovery’s ‘Future Weapons’ loses battle with cancer

By Christian Lowe

That time dentures were made from dead soldiers’ teeth

By Blake Stilwell

That time James Howard took on 30 German fighters

By James Elphick

The original ‘Air Force One’ is being restored to its 1950s condition

By Airman Magazine

Nazi Germany tried to counterfeit its way to victory

Spend some range time with a SEAL Team 6 frogman who helped kill bin Laden — Video

By Christian Lowe

These are 6 of the worst places American troops fought during Christmas

By James Elphick

EFOGM — that anti-tank missile with a 9-mile reach

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why Navy medics get combat first aid training in US cities

By Blake Stilwell

Who would win a dogfight between a Flogger and a Phantom?

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time 621 Brits rammed a suicide ship into a Nazi fortress

6 times Gen. ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis was a gift we didn’t deserve

5 adjustments the Brits need to make when Marines deploy on the HMS Queen Elizabeth

By Harold C. Hutchison

7 important military firsts from Operation Just Cause

By James Elphick

This is why Toys for Tots is so important to the Corps

By Christian Lowe

3 examples of how battlecruisers sucked in a fight

By Harold C. Hutchison

8 US Navy ship names better than ‘The Deplorables’

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s what makes a Combat Controller so deadly

6 tips to live the best life ever from USAF vet Bob Ross

NATO is hunting for this Russian submarine in the Med

By Harold C. Hutchison

This one-armed Gurkha fought off 200 Japanese soldiers with a bolt-action rifle

The Marines are ditching their desert cammies for everyday wear

By Christian Lowe

6 cool Coast Guard systems from the past

By Harold C. Hutchison

11 awesome facts about John Glenn and his amazing life

By Blake Stilwell

This video shows why carpet bombing is absolutely devastating

By Blake Stilwell