History (Page 89)

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

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The ‘combat diaper’ is getting a sleek upgrade

This sneaky sub attack almost changed the outcome of Pearl Harbor

By Orvelin Valle

12 leadership lessons in the words of Robert E. Lee

By Blake Stilwell

Drones have been in the fight longer than you think

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is the real, hard-luck story of SEAL platoon X-Ray

By Blake Stilwell

The M79 isn’t perfect, but we love it anyway

6 times American troops fought in foreign militaries

Sailor’s death in Syria shows just how ballsy Navy bomb technicians really are

By Harold C. Hutchison

The US attack sub made famous by ‘The Hunt for Red October’ heads for retirement

By Harold C. Hutchison

What you need to know about the real World War II anti-tank ‘sticky bomb’

War-hardened vet: How accepting death made me a better soldier

By Orvelin Valle

This Marine legend earned three Navy Crosses in a single deployment

This Russian war widow bought a tank to fight in World War II

This is what happens to every state in a modern American Civil War

By Orvelin Valle

Someone is desecrating World War II graveyards off the Indonesian coast

By Harold C. Hutchison

This full-contact Army combat tournament ends with a cage fight

By Blake Stilwell

This is how an outnumbered Navy hero earned the Medal of Honor for protecting Guadalcanal

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is what you need to know about Hawaii’s ancient special forces

By Blake Stilwell

Why was Dakota Meyer uninvited from a Marine Corps Ball?

By Harold C. Hutchison

How World War I soldiers celebrated the Armistice

How the soldiers of Outpost Harry decimated an entire Chinese Division

By James Elphick

This shows why the battle for Fallujah is so important to Marine Corps history

By Christian Lowe

The Navy just named a destroyer after this Marine Corps hero

President Trump might want to look at these 5 examples before he bombs the sh– out of ISIS

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Waco Siege was the most controversial use of federal force in decades

By Blake Stilwell

The first time the US tested an EMP weapon was a doozy

How 8 countries are preparing for war with Russia

Russia has threatened to nuke Norway

New silent killer welcomed into Navy fleet

Hacksaw Ridge is this year’s must-see military movie

This former top-secret missile base is being slowly exposed

It’s the end of the line for the F-4 . . . really this time

By Harold C. Hutchison

The US Navy learned a lot of lessons the hard way at the Battle of Santa Cruz

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time British paratroopers stole a Nazi radar station from occupied France

By James Elphick

8 facts about Operation Urgent Fury, the U.S. invasion of Grenada

By Blake Stilwell

This “Gyrojet” rocket ammo made bullets faster but less accurate

The Navy’s baddest pilot in World War II isn’t who you think

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how the 1/9 Marines became ‘The Walking Dead’

By James Elphick

Sixty years ago the world got its first look at an AK-47

USAF engineers fixed ISIS damage to vital airfield in prep for Mosul fight

15 quotes from Gen. Mad Dog’ Mattis, slayer of bodies

That time someone sued Pepsi because they didn’t give him a Harrier jet

By Blake Stilwell

Elite engineers recreated the World War II Nazi stealth bomber

This former Delta Force commander is fighting a new, more deadly battle

By Christian Lowe

Here’s how US Marines brought karate back home after World War II

By Kelly Crigger

That time a US general challenged Teddy Roosevelt’s orders with a 90-mile ride

By Frank Jastrzembski

When Gen. James Mattis talks, we listen — and so should you

Corporal Wojtek: the 440-pound bear who drank, smoked, and carried munitions

The real story about how the Air Force’s MC-130J got its name

By Joseph Trevithick

The Border Patrol was actually founded to stop illegal Chinese immigration from Mexico

By Blake Stilwell

This is how a US destroyer dodged 2 missiles off the Yemen coast

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch this Medal of Honor recipient describe how he saved 75 soldiers – without firing a shot

By Blake Stilwell

These 9 military actions changed America . . . and the world

By Kelly Crigger

3 incredible Medal of Honor stories that will blow your mind

By Orvelin Valle

Fallen soldiers returned to US after nearly 200 years

By Harold C. Hutchison

4 of the most amazing stories from Operation Market Garden

By James Elphick

‘Lion Capturing’ was the worst military work detail in history

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s a look at the “Davy Crockett bomb,” the world’s smallest nuke

Add Zumwalt Class to list of new Navy ships having engineering problems

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Nazis built a flying wing way before America came up with the B-2 ‘Spirit’

By Orvelin Valle

Afghanistan War

Taliban capture of US vehicles is the latest in a long history of gear falling into enemy hands

By Harold C. Hutchison

These Air Force Academy uniforms bring the ‘BRRRRRT’ to college football

By Blake Stilwell

5 American military doctors who changed medical history

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Iconic World War II ‘nurse’ Greta Friedman dies at 92

By Blake Stilwell