War History (Page 24)

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

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Afghanistan War

‘Retrograde’ tells the story of the Afghanistan withdrawal and reminds the world the war isn’t truly over

By Jessica Manfre

The 5 most famous real-life swords from military history

This was Chrysler’s nuclear-powered tank

A detailed guide to the Battle of the Bulge

By Jessica Evans

Warriors in their own words: Battle of the Bulge

Walt Disney almost joined the Canadian army

By Bethaney Phillips

Jim Morrison’s dad had a hand in starting the Vietnam War

This French queen was the only woman to lead a Crusade – and she was good

The legal argument for Willie Pete as a weapon

Revolutionary War

Why the French GIGN go into a mission wielding a revolver

By Eric Milzarski

The largest air transport plane in World War II was made to invade Britain

An Army veteran didn’t know his epic beer run was World War II legend for 65 years

This is the massive Nazi sneak attack at the Battle of the Bulge

German tanks were made to look like Americans during the Battle of the Bulge

By Miguel Ortiz

The FBI had evidence Hitler might have escaped the Red Army and fled to Argentina

By Blake Stilwell

One naval aviator took on seven Soviet MiGs in Korea and won

How a stray dog in London led to the training of search and rescue dogs

This is the first Black American to lead an integrated unit into combat

How the Soviet Space Program pranked NASA with a first moon landing

Revolutionary War

Why George Washington tried to kidnap the future king of England

Afghanistan War

Ben Kesling’s ‘Bravo Company’ is a finely-honed opus on war and its aftermath

These are the real brothers behind ‘Saving Private Ryan’

By James Elphick

The 8 biggest differences between military and civilian prison

By Blake Stilwell

Revolutionary War

Top 5 political cartoons from the Revolutionary War

Ernest Hemingway stormed the Ritz Paris during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

The German Reich was not happy with how Superman ended World War II

Pearl Harbor forced this civilian plane to fly around the world in five weeks

By Miguel Ortiz

The ‘Loach’ was one of the riskiest helicopter assignments in Vietnam

This is how the ‘missing man formation’ honors fallen pilots

By Shannon Corbeil

One of the most decorated combat veterans ever became a hardcore critic of the Vietnam War

This is why World War I soldiers wrapped their legs

This is what happened to the 9 battleships at Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

Afghanistan War

Retrograde: The gritty, true story of the US departure from Afghanistan

Why German veterans of Stalingrad broke their infantry assault badges

Here’s why the military invented stink bombs

By Bethaney Phillips

6 surprising foods people ate on the homefront of World War I

A Minnesota regiment sacrificed itself to save the Union Army at Gettysburg

This airman was one of only two POWs to survive captivity in World War II and Vietnam

Afghanistan War

6 Reasons why the Afghan government crumbled, according to a new special report

Here are all the famous people who died at the Alamo

By Blake Stilwell

Everything you need to know about the Battle of Stalingrad

By Jessica Evans

How tanks used to be assigned a gender at birth

Union troops changed the words to ‘Dixie’ to make fun of the South

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

10 years later: Iconic Thanksgiving Parade at FOB Shank Afghanistan, remembered

By Miguel Ortiz

One of the most lopsided surrenders in military history

These are the 9 general officers who earned 5-stars

By Blake Stilwell

These were the helicopters of World War II

Afghanistan War

6 reasons why the Korengal Valley was one of the most dangerous places in Afghanistan

This was one of the most terrifying banzai charges of WWII

Khalkhin Gol: The battle that caused Pearl Harbor

How RAF pilots kept fighting the day they were shot down in World War II

Revolutionary War

These 4 female soldiers concealed their gender in order to fight

By Bethaney Phillips

The Confederates may have lost the Civil War due to one inept officer

Audie Murphy: To hell and back, over and over again

By Jim Fletcher

The insanely simple reason Lord Nelson revolutionized naval warfare

Everything you need to know about the 155mm Howitzer of WWI

By Jessica Evans

America’s first Code Talkers were Choctaw soldiers during WWI

By Miguel Ortiz

Disney drew 1,200 insignias for the military during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

This is why 3/2 Marines call themselves ‘the Betio Bastards’

By James Elphick

The story of Thomas Norris, a forgotten Navy SEAL

By Jessica Evans

That time crocodiles decided the outcome of a World War II battle

Today in military history: Battle of the Somme ends

3 Important factors that led to Pickett’s Charge and the end of the Confederacy

Serbia restored the ship that fired the first shots of WWI as a museum

By Miguel Ortiz