War History (Page 16)

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

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This is what it took to be a U-boat ace in WWII

By Harold C. Hutchison

How a Marine single-handedly fought off an entire Japanese regiment at Guadalcanal

Thunderbolts and Typhoons: Allied answer to the German Panzers of WWII

MoH Monday: Corporal Jason Lee Dunham

By Jessica Evans

The Atomic Cannon was a thing during the Cold War

By Orvelin Valle

Did you know that WWI began among cousins?

By Bethaney Phillips

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: Battle of Alamance preludes Revolutionary War

This is why Germany gets blamed for starting World War I

By Blake Stilwell

The Navy’s first air-to-air kill of WWII wasn’t scored by a fighter

By Miguel Ortiz

This POW led over 3,000 guerrillas after escaping the Bataan Death March

How brave World War II-era pilots flew the now-classic C-47

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the Civil War revolutionized artillery

That time a dangling paratrooper was rescued by open-top biplane

Watch this rare footage from the Battle of Stalingrad

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This commander cleared a minefield with his trench knife to save his men

How ancient warriors fought wars

By Jessica Evans

The daring operation of the legendary Cockleshell heroes

By Jessica Evans

4 eerily accurate things the OSS predicted about Hitler during WWII

The creator of SERE training was one of 34 POWs to escape from the Viet Cong

These 3 divers might be the most consequential heroes of WWII

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: Treaty of Paris formally ends Revolutionary War

The World War II commander who helped John Wayne make an iconic war movie

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why the UH-1 Huey became a symbol of the Vietnam War

By Harold C. Hutchison

See what it was like to fight in a WWII Sherman tank

Today in military history: US declares war on Mexico

5 spies that creatively destroyed the enemy

Today in military history: Winston Churchill becomes prime minister as Germany invades

MoH Monday: Sgt. First Class Paul Ray Smith

By Jessica Evans

That time a British pilot deflected a flying bomb with his wing

The ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel’ natives of New Guinea never gave up on Allied soldiers

The last American convicted of treason served Japan during World War II

A 50-year-old Pacific Islander survived a bayoneting by chewing through his ropes at Guadalcanal

The barely successful inventor who pioneered repeating rifles

James Bond is based on Ian Fleming’s real-world experiences in World War II

By James Elphick

Why ‘Divine Intervention’ took center stage in the Yom Kippur War

By Jim Fletcher

Who wins the battle between Soviet snipers vs. Mujahideen?

By Jessica Evans

The secret battle of Lima Site 85

By Jessica Evans

Revolutionary War

American and Scottish Revolutionary War soldiers from Battle of Camden honored together

By Miguel Ortiz

The collaborator whose name became a synonym for traitors

How the telephone helped pay for America’s 20th century wars

This is how Julius Caesar started a civil war

You could lose your boat for looting shipwrecks in American waters

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why the US military gave GPS away for free

Afghanistan War

Unseen valor: Operation Neptune Spear

Doolittle Raid: That time America clapped back in WWII

By Jessica Evans

The insane costs of building the first atomic bombs

How this brave Marine saved the day at Tarawa Atoll

By Frank Jastrzembski

These are 5 of the most important military trials in history

By Blake Stilwell

Iranian fanatics tried to spark a war with the US during Desert Storm

By Blake Stilwell

That time Jim Webb killed a guy who threw a grenade at him

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Desmond Doss rescues 75 casualties one-by-one at Okinawa

Revolutionary War

The first secretary of war may have been America’s greatest blue falcon

Afghanistan War

How the V-22 Osprey helped take down a Taliban warlord

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why the first British tanks and bombers had pigeons on the crew

Today in military history: 173rd Airborne Brigade deploys to Vietnam

That time an admiral used his own Navy Cross to decorate a hero

This is why ‘MiG Alley’ was one of the deadliest places on Earth

By Harold C. Hutchison

Afghanistan War

Into the heart of darkness: The bloody Battle of Marjah

By Jessica Evans

Afghanistan War

The recon mission resulting in Neil Roberts’ ultimate sacrifice

By Jessica Evans

These were America’s first black paratroopers

20 rare and weird facts about World War II

This plane carried out the mission that inspired the ‘Star Wars’ trench run

By Harold C. Hutchison

The tragic lesson of the Dieppe Raid

By Jessica Evans

This sailor used a bulldozer to earn the Silver Star medal

By Miguel Ortiz