History

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

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World War I

How World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker survived 24 days at sea

By Stephen Ruiz

Medal of Honor

James Capers never gave up on his Marines. Marine Corps veterans never gave up on him.

By Jessica Manfre

Korean War

How an airman, the ‘Schindler of the Korean War,’ rescued a thousand orphans

By Stephen Ruiz

Gulf War

How a colonel rose in the Army from the depths of a cocaine addiction

By Stephen Ruiz

Vietnam War

How the Marines’ greatest sniper killed 16 enemy soldiers in 30 seconds in Vietnam

By Stephen Ruiz

Cold War

Fact-checking the fun new military film ‘Mayday’

By Shannon Corbeil

Army

Why Gen. Stanley McChrystal almost got kicked out of West Point

By Stephen Ruiz

Marine Corps

The tragic case of the real-life Marine connected to ‘A Few Good Men’

By Stephen Ruiz

Navy

How a decorated Navy aviator survived ‘the most replayed carrier crash’ ever

By Stephen Ruiz

World War I

The Army’s ‘Hello Girls’ of World War I waited 60 years for veteran status

By Bethaney Phillips

History

The 9/11 Pentagon Memorial received official National Park recognition

By Miguel Ortiz

History

Netflix’s latest ‘Turning Point’ shows how much America was changed by 9/11

By Blake Stilwell

Vietnam War

How this Vietnam POW stayed strong during more than 6 years in captivity

By Stephen Ruiz

Heroes

7 incredible stories of heroism on 9/11

By Paul Szoldra

Marine Corps

A Marine Corps veteran once weighed 424 pounds. Now he is completing triathlons

By Stephen Ruiz

World War II

‘Band of Brothers: Legacy’ documentary celebrates 25-year anniversary of legendary HBO miniseries

By Miguel Ortiz

Navy

A critically injured Navy SEAL explains why wounded warriors don’t want your pity

By Stephen Ruiz

Iraq War

What it means when a Marine Corps officer hands over a sidearm during a war

By Blake Stilwell

World War II

How German actress Marlene Dietrich fought back against the Nazis at every turn

By Stephen Ruiz

Civil War

Why grave robbing Confederate Civil War dead is big business

By Blake Stilwell