War History (Page 10)

Stories and coverage of every American war—from the Revolutionary War to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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The 5 bloodiest battles of the 20th century

By Blake Stilwell

South Korean student-soldiers fought off a North Korean army for 11 hours

How did the South feel about Lincoln assassination?

The only way Napoleon’s enemies could beat him was by not fighting him at all

Today in military history: US forces capture British ships on Lake Erie

Revolutionary War

Britain’s unluckiest general surrendered to two of the empire’s greatest enemies

The potentially devastating weapon the Nazis gave civilians to fight Allied soldiers

Today in military history: Alvin York captures 132 Germans at Argonne

This World War II German ‘Suicide Squad’ is just as horrifying as you’d think

What happened to HMS Glowworm?

Was there a Second Korean War?

A US Navy destroyer once won a surface engagement with potatoes

‘The Grunt Padre’ was a chaplain who gave his life for his Marines’ souls

By Blake Stilwell

Why a NATO general defied the Supreme Allied Commander in Kosovo

The 5 boldest attack plans in American military history

Today in military history: Yom Kippur War begins

Afghanistan War

Today in military history: US-led attack on Afghanistan begins

8 haunting photos from an abandoned Air Force Base

By Blake Stilwell

This is what the average sailor ate aboard a WWII era ship

Today in military history: Tecumseh defeated in War of 1812

Operation Gladio: The covert Italian stay-behind operation

By Jessica Evans

How Operation CHAOS let the CIA play James Bond

By Jessica Evans

This Top Secret mission called for the US to attack Miami

By Jessica Evans

Photos from the Battle of the Bulge

These London railings are actually WWII stretchers

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Soviet Union launches Sputnik

Today in military history: Germany conducts successful V-2 rocket test

When the Coast Guard saved New York from a huge blast during WWII

How an 83-year-old Russian led an invading enemy right into an ambush

Revolutionary War

The 10 weirdest military mysteries

By Brittany Sulc

Today in military history: Texas Revolution begins with Battle of Gonzales

What happened the first time the German Army met a Soviet T-34 tank

Spanish-American War

The Americans built a dynamite gun for the Spanish-American War

The BV-141 looks like a kid had too many models, not enough patience

A history of the Yom Kippur War

By Jessica Evans

Why the Navy doesn’t use these small boats with a big punch

By Harold C. Hutchison

The US may have invaded Cambodia because of the movie ‘Patton’

Journalist reunites with his Marine ‘Red Dragons’ from the Iraq War

By Jessica Manfre

The Montagnards of Vietnam became Special Forces allies, but are now being forgotten

These WWII weapons were a disaster

By Bethaney Phillips

Why American submarines feared this Russian destroyer

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Browning Automatic Rifle cut down enemies from WWI to Vietnam

Today in military history: Hanoi announces plans to treat downed pilots as war criminals

A panoramic look at how US troops prepared for World War I

This legendary Navy skipper sank 19 enemy ships

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This Air Force pilot took on an entire anti-aircraft complex – and won

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: William the Conqueror invades England

6 reasons why ‘Platoon’ should have been about Sergeant Barnes

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Sticky grenades are only really a thing in video games and movies

By Eric Milzarski

How this patrolman engaged 50 enemy troops with a single M60 will make you proud

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This Green Beret lived in a cave before receiving the Medal of Honor

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Today in military history: Germany, Italy, Japan sign Tripartite Pact

How a Truman staffer described the decision to drop the bombs

These twin brothers served in three wars

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: First American service member killed in Vietnam

The 5 worst modern battles to fight as a foot soldier

Tuxedo Park: The secret palace of science that helped us win WWII

By Jessica Evans

The ‘Pando Commandos’ were more intense than you’d think

By Eric Milzarski

This friendly fire incident hamstrung the P-38

By Harold C. Hutchison

Reminder that the Nazis made a top general kill himself

Why the ‘Bouncing Betty’ was absolutely devastating

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: Battle of Flamborough Head

Revolutionary War

A tiny Marine Corps’ big successes in the Revolution

Watch this rarely seen footage of the assault on Hamburger Hill

By Tim Kirkpatrick