War History (Page 22)

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

Latest in War History

6 common military signs that freak out civilians

Who were the Potsdam Giants?

By Jessica Evans

A history of the massive highways built during World War II

Why the Siege of Bastogne was the defining moment for the 101st Airborne

By Eric Milzarski

President Eisenhower painted a portrait of British general he called a ‘psychopath’

The horrifying way Iran used kids to clear mines

By Blake Stilwell

How train cars kept missiles mobile in event of Soviet strike during the ’80s

By Bethaney Phillips

The Vietnam War draft wasn’t as random as you think

By Blake Stilwell

That time pilots dropped terrifying darts out of their planes at the enemy

By Eric Milzarski

This American jet killed the top Air Force ace of all time

By Harold C. Hutchison

The only survivor of the Katyn Massacre in WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

That time the US accidentally captured a Mexican city

7 things you didn’t know about Guadalcanal

These pianos were built to be airdropped onto WWII battlefields

By Miguel Ortiz

This Islander helped recover the bodies of fallen Marines he’d hidden from the Japanese 60 years earlier

By Blake Stilwell

Have you seen the Abandoned B29 Bomber Airfield in Herington?

By Jessica Evans

Why German tanks used the MG 34 vs. the MG 42

By Miguel Ortiz

Why the Navy doesn’t use cool flying boats anymore

By Harold C. Hutchison

How Revolutionary War medals confirmed the U.S.’s independence

By Bethaney Phillips

After 100 years, the USS Conestoga was finally found

How GIs trained to take out Japanese tanks

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time the US Army stole a Soviet helicopter for the CIA

That time a surfacing Russian sub slammed into an American spy submarine

By Blake Stilwell

How the deadliest American battle resulted in more casualties than three wars

The Hungarian serial killer of World War I was never found

Spanish-American War

Why Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders carried this polka dot pattern

The history of the Battle of Hue City

By Jessica Evans

Afghanistan War

Medal of Honor Monday: MSgt John Chapman

By Jessica Evans

The last surviving general of World War II learned to fly from Orville Wright

These letters home give a peek at life in Vietnam War

This is why the Battle of Hue City was so intense

This mobster went to Italy to sell weapons to Fascists and left wanting to kill Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

How this school teacher became a war chief in WWII

By Eric Milzarski

This mediocre Arisaka rifle was good enough in WWII

By Harold C. Hutchison

WATCH: Why the Viet Cong tunnels were so deadly

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This carbine was the predecessor to the AK-47

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why the government sent Walt Disney to South America to stop Nazi sympathy

By Miguel Ortiz

Lt. Col Hackworth is a legend now, but he wasn’t always one

By James Elphick

How a single Canadian soldier captured 160 Nazis in one day

By Miguel Ortiz

Humans surrendered to a drone for the first time during Operation Desert Storm

By Blake Stilwell

How this 20th century Viking fought in 13 wars

By Eric Milzarski

This is how a ship’s crew eats during combat

By Harold C. Hutchison

What was the Mormon Battalion?

By Jessica Evans

World War II pilots died at an astonishing rate before ever leaving the US

Afghanistan War

MoH Monday: Remembering Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter

By Jessica Evans

The history of Operation Desert Storm

By Jessica Evans

4 Reasons why Mexico could win at the Alamo but lose Texas entirely

A World War II veteran got his sight back after being hit by a horse

This is why Nazis dubbed these paratroopers ‘devils in baggy pants’

By James Elphick

The Medal of Honor recipient who fought in a bare-handed berserker rage

By Blake Stilwell

How Japan reacted to the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day

This British infantry rifle is one of the quietest rifles ever made

How close was George C. Scott to portraying the real General Patton?

By Jim Fletcher

Revolutionary War

This is what happened to Che Guevara, the notorious Cuban guerrilla

Japanese soldiers used these kamikaze-style attack against US tanks

That time a Filipino UN Battalion held off an entire Chinese Division in Korea

By Miguel Ortiz

Awesome footage of the last time US battleships fired in anger

German intelligence was working against Adolf Hitler for all of World War II

Why some World War II soldiers wore ropes around their torsos

Afghanistan War

MoH Recipient Profile: Corporal William Kyle Carpenter

By Jessica Evans

This pilot defected with the Soviet Union’s most advanced plane

By Stephen Carlson

This is how the B-52 rained fire in Vietnam

By James Elphick

How the Marines held out against the brutal siege of Khe Sanh

By Harold C. Hutchison

Today in military history: Controversial battle for Khe Sanh begins