War History (Page 12)

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

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Beware of the 19-year-old pissed off Marine

By Orvelin Valle

What a Hiroshima resident saw the day the bomb dropped

This was Germany’s only military operation in North America during World War II

This WWII Marine wrote the hit song ‘Route 66’

By Miguel Ortiz

She was the first woman to receive both Purple Heart and Bronze Star

By Jessica Evans

This martial art was originally developed to beat up Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Belfort Ruse in WWI

You had to bet your life to graduate from the Vietnam-era Recondo school

By James Elphick

Today in military history: Women join British war effort

Everything you need to know about the Battle of Midway, the ‘turning point’ of WWII

The Luger wasn’t Germany’s primary pistol during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

This is why Washing Machine Charlie is the most annoying enemy aircraft ever

Why World War I zeppelins were harder to kill than you think

This is how General Patton built up his tank division into the most formidable armored force of World War II

Winston Churchill’s plan to get Teddy Roosevelt into World War I

The wife of the famous ‘kissing sailor’ is in the iconic 1945 photo–and it’s not the nurse

By Blake Stilwell

This soldier lied about his age and did 4 combat jumps in WWII

How pocket change saved one soldier’s life in WWI

By Bethaney Phillips

This pilot shot down an enemy fighter with his 1911

By Blake Stilwell

How Vikings ate while they sailed to plunder European villages

The Red Army’s insane World War II deception nearly broke the Romanian Army

How one of America’s saltiest Marines wanted to handle the Vietnam War

Why Japan didn’t invade the Soviet Union in World War II

Afghanistan War

Indomitable spirit: Battle of Kamdesh, remembered

By Jessica Evans

The Great Lakes aircraft carriers of World War II

Hurricanes and P-40 Warhawks: The unsung sky heroes of early WWII

The real life of Hannibal Barca

By Jessica Evans

Revolutionary War

Gibraltar’s defiant triumph in battle

By Jessica Evans

These were the all-Black units of the British Marines in America

A Civil War veteran went on record saying he was ready to fight Hitler

This active duty general nearly beat Lincoln during Civil War election

Why the Navy needed the Smithsonian’s help in naming WWII submarines

German boats successfully stopped D-Day landing practice

Why a Black man dressed as a Union soldier tore down San Francisco’s Confederate flag

4 things you didn’t know about Agent Orange

By Tim Kirkpatrick

These are the 10 rules the CIA used for spying on the Soviet Union in Moscow

This is the ironic reason the Spitfire beat the Bf 109

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Battle of Stalingrad and Order No. 227

By Jessica Evans

7 weapons Germany defended D-Day beaches with

Today in military history: Last US ground forces leave Vietnam

The Forward Air Controllers of Vietnam

A look inside ‘Mrs. Roosevelt’s War’

The Marine Corps’ forgotten battle in Iraq

By Jessica Evans

Today in military history: First use of Agent Orange in Vietnam

This letter and Purple Heart haunted Truman

Why the Battle of Guadalcanal was a turning point in WWII

By Jessica Evans

This lone Soviet tank was ready to fight the entire Nazi invasion of Russia

By Blake Stilwell

An awful car killed more Nazi generals than World War II

By Blake Stilwell

This insanely talented sniper was known as ‘The White Death’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Spanish-American War

What it was like to fight in Spanish-American War, according to witnesses who were there

This is why Soviet cosmonauts carried a shotgun into space

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Gulf of Tonkin Incident

USS Ward: The Alpha and Omega of WWII

This British woman fought with Serbia in World War I

Today in military history: Marines launch Operation Prairie in Vietnam

Today in military history: Iraq invades Kuwait

That time Germany tried to steal four U-boat officers

What happened with Oppenheimer’s revoked security clearance

By Miguel Ortiz

Why the Doolittle Raid required a handmade bombsight

By Miguel Ortiz

That time Aussies fought emus

By Jessica Evans

How 2,000 Jewish refugees tipped WWII to the US

The last Germans to surrender in World War I

That time African bees interrupted a battle multiple times

The attempted second attack on Pearl Harbor