War History (Page 13)

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

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Surviving the sinking of the USS Indianapolis

By Jessica Evans

This Civil Rights legend was a veteran of World War II France

The first plastic pistol was made for civilians to fight off the Soviets

By Miguel Ortiz

General of the Armies Grant only third officer to hold the rank

How the Brits jammed radar on D-Day

This devastating bombing was courtesy of Confederate Secret Service

That time President Lincoln had front-row seats to a Confederate surprise attack

The ‘Gentle Giant’ of Vietnam was a Recon Marine known for underwater KA-BAR kills

Revolutionary War

Thousands of Russian troops almost fought the American Revolution

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

The history of the Battle of Wanat

By Jessica Evans

Today in military history: Armistice ends the Korean War

Pilot bodies returned home after going missing in Vietnam 54 years ago

By Miguel Ortiz

1,000 bombers took part in largest World War II bombing raid

These were Britain’s ‘manned torpedoes’ in World War II

That time a British soldier held back 6,000 enemy troops with beer bottles

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Battle of Bull Run

A Confederate veteran-turned-lawman shot the deadliest gunfighter in the Old West

The last of the Free French Commandos who landed at Normandy on D-Day dies at 100

The French Foreign Legion and what happened at the Battle of Camerone

By Jessica Evans

The National War Dog Cemetery is in the Pacific

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: ‘Mein Kampf’ is published

Archduke Ferdinand owned a bulletproof vest. Why didn’t he wear it?

The US wanted to use hundreds of nukes to create an alternative to the Suez Canal

The secret, failed Nazi plan to make German colonies in South America

The macabre tattoo collection destroyed in World War II

Was the Centurion tank too late for World War II?

This commander prepped for war by organizing a beard growing contest

By Blake Stilwell

A brave Titanic officer somehow survived to rescue troops from Dunkirk

By Blake Stilwell

This German U-boat was crewed by American sailors

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Atom bomb successfully tested

The Soviets tried to make a flying tank during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

This slave escaped to join the Union Navy then bought his former master’s house

By Blake Stilwell

All about the Kokoda Track Campaign in WWII

Today in military history: Largest tank battle in history ends

The tragic story of the Battle of Negro Fort

World War I, France and the first Battle of the Marne

The Alaskan guardians of the North in World War II

Everything you need to know about the Battle of Chapultepec

By Jessica Evans

The Air Force scored the world’s only supersonic air-to-air gun kill in Vietnam

Today in military history: First female officer in the US Army

This is the cop who inspired ‘Dirty Harry’ and ‘Bullitt’

By Blake Stilwell

The time that black troops battled American MPs in Britain during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Ernest Hemingway wounded on the Italian Front

This weapon killed more of its builders than its targets

By Miguel Ortiz

This sailor stole intel from a German submarine and escaped a prison camp

When the Crimean War turned full FUBAR

By Jessica Evans

This battleship was one of the first and last ships hit in World War II

The forgotten study that doomed thousands of Allied soldiers

Hitler’s greatest mistake might’ve been a U-boat purchase refusal

Why the US made Japan surrender on the deck of a massive battleship

Afghanistan War

How Operation Red Wings will forever be honored at the gym

By Jessica Evans

Today in military history: British Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps Established

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: America declares her independence

Today in military history: First American killed in Korean War

Today in military history: Pickett’s Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg

How the ‘Ghost Army’ tricked the enemy with theater tricks during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

The time Japanese submarines attacked California and Oregon during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Why one general takes the blame for the South losing at Gettysburg

A War of 1812 veteran saw the Battle of Gettysburg from his porch, then joined it

By Blake Stilwell

What the Confederates might have done if they won at Gettysburg

Robert E. Lee may have lost Gettysburg because of a heart attack

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Battle of Gettysburg begins

Afghanistan War

The world’s deadliest terrorist you probably never knew about

Today in military history: Madison calls for Navy officers to fight the British