War History (Page 15)

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

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The Gouzenko Affair was the most shocking Soviet defection to the West

The slave who stole a confederate ship and sailed his way to freedom

The 5 most demoralizing tactics used in recent military history

Here’s why Colonel Young rode 450 miles to get a new Army rank

By Blake Stilwell

Why troops in Vietnam could write on their helmets

By Blake Stilwell

Thousands more died so World War I would end at 1100

That time a soldier saved the day by calling an artillery strike on himself

By James Elphick

Russian tank crews have a history of using this insane tank battle tactic

Sabotage and subversion: How secret agents helped win WWII

The real-life ‘Chappy’ Sinclair from Iron Eagle was an Air Force legend

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: The American Civil War ends

The German convoy attack that helped lead to the Cold War

Why the Air Force bombed Montana during World War II

‘The Unsinkable Stoker’ of World War I survived four sinkings and two major collisions

5 things you didn’t know about the Battle of Belleau Wood

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is how a Marine Expeditionary Brigade would fight the Battle of Belleau Wood today

By Harold C. Hutchison

Today in military history: US and Soviets sign pact to destroy chemical weapons

Japan’s secret WWII weapon you played with as a kid

The British fought in Vietnam alongside Gurkhas, Indians, and Japanese POWs – and won

Revolutionary War

4 amazing things Benedict Arnold did before becoming a traitor

9 hilarious memes that actually teach military history

The HMS Thunderbolt was lost with almost all hands, twice

Today in military history: First Memorial Day observance is held

This Soviet-made aircraft was the biggest challenge for Nazi fighter pilots

The unreported reason why LBJ didn’t run for a second term during the Vietnam War

A Roosevelt was the only soldier disabled for the same wound in two wars

This is why everything about history’s most infamous assassination was dumb

By Eric Milzarski

The human cost of the most daring special operations raids in history

By Blake Stilwell

5 things you didn’t know about deadly flamethrowers

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How World War II changed modern medicine

By Bethaney Phillips

The lore of the “lost Confederate treasure”

By Bethaney Phillips

This small island in the Pacific changed the course of WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

A Russian submarine had a ‘Crimson Tide’ moment near Cuba

The Maxim Gun’s devastating firepower changed warfare forever

Today in military history: Royal Navy takes down the Bismarck to avenge their flagship

What do you know about the second Korean War?

This nuclear explosion was nearly 3 times the size anyone predicted

The phenomenon of North Vietnamese laughing soldiers

By Bethaney Phillips

Revolutionary War

The Maryland 400: Revolutionary War meets Spartan ‘300’

How the incredible Paddy Mayne captured a German city to save his outnumbered men

Today in military history: First atomic cannon is fired

The US Navy didn’t have an admiral until after the Civil War

Afghanistan War

7 amazing and surreal details of the Osama bin Laden raid

The absolutely unhinged British ‘White Rabbit’ terror tank of WWI

These are the rules NATO allies have about growing beards

By Eric Milzarski

How you can run up the famed Currahee Mountain from ‘Band of Brothers’

By Miguel Ortiz

The original Colt scope was used from Vietnam to Operation Iraqi Freedom

By Miguel Ortiz

The Navy had hybrid fighter jets during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Afghanistan War

MoH Monday: LTC William Swenson

By Jessica Evans

The 5 greatest outnumbered victories in the history of warfare

A British mad scientist developed a way to trigger earthquakes in World War II

This is the story behind the Red Army’s most iconic WWII photo

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: The M16 comes under fire in Vietnam

Nazi Germany’s greatest test pilot was a Jewish woman

These pilots became aces in a single day during WWI

By Bethaney Phillips

These famous buildings are the luckiest to survive combat throughout history

Spanish-American War

The Navy’s short-lived compressed air cannons wrecked the Spanish in Cuba

Walking on the grass and 4 other things that almost made the US lose the Cold War

By Uncle Walkie

The USS England was a Japanese sub’s worst nightmare during World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

Today in military history: Union Army cuts off Port Hudson

A 24-year-old Belgian woman created the largest escape line for downed airmen in WWII

Britain’s V bombers and Blue Steel missiles were beasts

Afghanistan War

Operation Whalers was the Marine Corps’ payback after Operation Red Wings

By Miguel Ortiz

The last charge of the bicycle brigade