History (Page 92)

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

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4 more fake enemies the US Army is trained to fight

By Blake Stilwell

This is how triple-ace Robin Olds achieved his perfect victory over Vietnam

By Blake Stilwell

These were America’s colorful plans for war with the rest of the world

By James Elphick

This soldier took out a pillbox using only one small bomb and combat knife

Here’s how an aircraft carrier keeps track of where the planes are on the flight deck

Female Army aviator bringing vet voice to media

By Blake Stilwell

Forget ‘Suicide Squad,’ this was America’s ‘Suicide Division’

This C-130 crashed testing a system designed for the (second) mission to rescue the Iranian hostages

Afghanistan War

‘Hyena Road’ tells the war stories of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan

By Blake Stilwell

5 reasons why Ronald Reagan was a great commander-in-chief

By Blake Stilwell

Rebels in Syria fought with rare, expensive Nazi-made rifles

By Blake Stilwell

This battle decided which cuss words you use

This Coast Guard hero fought with Marines for two days to hold the Japanese at Corregidor

By Mary-Elizabeth Pratt

Astronaut and retired Navy Captain Scott Kelly returns to Earth after a year in space

By Blake Stilwell

The Pentagon’s inside info on North Korea’s true military strength

By Blake Stilwell

Four exotic weapons that will make you rethink ancient warfare

By Stephen Carlson

The body of Britain’s most legendary admiral was shipped home in a cask of booze

By Blake Stilwell

“Severe Clear” is the Iraqi War through the eyes of frontline Marines

By Orvelin Valle

Watch the Air Force launch a Minuteman missile

Here’s the Army’s awesome new gear to protect soldiers

Female midshipmen will wear pants instead of skirts at graduation this year

The USS Pueblo is now the main attraction at North Korea’s Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum

By Blake Stilwell

This Air Force general could be the first female chief of staff

By Blake Stilwell

This top secret mission kept the Nazis from getting Amsterdam’s diamonds

Marine who raised first flag on Iwo Jima dies at 94

By Janine Stange

8 legends of the National Guard and Reserve

This Army doctor made the Panama Canal possible by killing mosquitoes

This drummer boy was 12 years old when he became a Civil War hero

7 legends of the US Navy

These WW2 commandos marched over 1,000 miles fighting the Japanese and the jungle

By Stephen Carlson

These 5 dogs of war took it to America’s enemies

By Blake Stilwell

Everything you wanted to know about the KGB but were afraid to ask (because you would have been killed)

By Orvelin Valle

This ship survived 7 torpedos at Pearl Harbor and went on to help crush the Japanese

Nate Boyer climbing Kilimanjaro with wounded warrior to help thousands get clean water

By Blake Stilwell

World War I’s bloodiest front is one you’ve never heard of

By Stephen Carlson

These 8 TV characters would never survive in the real military

By Lucas Wesley Snipes

These 5 military leaders knew how to win wars and party hardy

This is how close America came to having nuclear powered rockets

7 military memorials that really get it right

This once-classified film was used to train American bomber pilots how to survive enemy flak

Here’s how the bazooka became Ike’s favorite weapon during World War II

Revolutionary War

Benedict Arnold’s crypt is now a kindergarten classroom

By Blake Stilwell

The iconic Jeep may see frontline combat again

11 legendary heroes of the US Marine Corps

These three dogs helped top leaders win World War II

By Ward Carroll

A Green Beret reported killed during the Vietnam War may have been found alive 44 years later

By Blake Stilwell

WWII-era female flyers are fighting for military burial honors (and you can help)

By Blake Stilwell

During World War II the NFL’s Eagles and Steelers merged into one team

By Blake Stilwell

10 legendary heroes of the US Air Force

By Blake Stilwell

The Air Force had giant robots in the 1960s

That time three Coasties walked a thousand miles in the snow to rescue trapped sailors

By Mary-Elizabeth Pratt

This Mapuche Warrior fought the Spanish with actual knife hands

By Blake Stilwell

The 12 most important places on an aircraft carrier, top to bottom

This WWII double agent earned highest honors from both sides

By Blake Stilwell

Popeye the Sailor Man was originally Popeye the Coast Guardsman

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s how the super tanks of World War II ultimately proved bigger isn’t always better

By Stephen Carlson

The first man to die in the Space Race cursed the USSR the whole way down

By Blake Stilwell

5 times criminals changed the course of wars

Watch actual footage from the first Apache strikes of Desert Storm

7 tales of heroism for cat people sick of all the military dog stories

By Blake Stilwell

The 9 day jobs of brutal dictators

By Blake Stilwell

9 key facts about World War II’s ‘most dangerous man’

By Stephen Carlson

This torpedo was WWII Japan’s other Kamikaze weapon

By Blake Stilwell

These Coast Guard special operators fight terrorists and secure American ports