War History (Page 27)

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

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The first tank to break into Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge was almost lost to history

By Miguel Ortiz

Here’s the story behind the WWII legends the Doolittle Raiders

By Jessica Manfre

The first British air raid on Berlin was perfectly timed

3 songs guaranteed to be included in Vietnam-era war games

WWII 101st Airborne veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin dies at 101

By Miguel Ortiz

How foreign auxiliary troops became Roman citizens

This is the most decorated pilot in the history of the Royal Navy

This Vietnam veteran found his Huey helicopter at the Smithsonian

By Miguel Ortiz

Afghanistan War

How 9/11 caused Queen Elizabeth to break a 600-year-old royal tradition

By Miguel Ortiz

How faith, family and focus took this Marine through Iraq and to the Olympics

A Navy machinist fought an air battle from a plane parked on its carrier’s flight deck

Six Flags Over Texas had a Confederacy where soldiers would hunt and execute Union spies

This sniper crawled nearly 2 miles to kill one enemy general

Civil War vets wanted to invade Canada to liberate Ireland

By Blake Stilwell

The unsolved murder of a West German border guard might have been communist revenge

The Nazis once planned a giant sun laser beam

By Bethaney Phillips

The Air Force used a ‘Dog Doo’ transmitter in Vietnam

By Miguel Ortiz

The original ‘Philadelphia Experiment’ was about a US Navy cloaking device

The 6 ways troops tried to counter tanks when they first appeared

This Civil War general might be the most interesting man of the 19th century

By Miguel Ortiz

The Navy converted side-wheel paddle steamers into WWII aircraft carriers

By Miguel Ortiz

Here’s how the USPS delivered 12 million letters a week during WWI

By Bethaney Phillips

Afghanistan War

‘Was it worth it?’ One year out of Afghanistan, a Marine reflects on service

By Jessica Manfre

Revolutionary War

Snipers may have changed the course of the entire Revolutionary War

America’s first authorization for use of military force came in 1801

The insane battlefield myth of a teenager getting pregnant from a Civil War bullet

Today in military history: Psychiatrist reports on the effects of ‘Shell Shock’

Today in military history: Operation Winter Storm fights Hitler in Stalingrad

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: Continental Army enters winter camp at Valley Forge

Today in military history: US says ‘NUTS’ to German demand for surrender

After 77 years as a ‘John Doe,’ WWII veteran’s remains identified and returned home

By Bethaney Phillips

A Belgian officer took Nazi aggression personally…and got revenge

Today in military history: Bloody Battle of Stalingrad

Today in military history: The Tet Offensive begins

Today in military history: A young Rommel captures French artillery during WW1

Today in military history: Marines launch Operation Deckhouse V

Berlin Airlift ‘Candy Bomber’ Col. Gail Halvorsen dies at 101

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Puerto Ricans become US citizens to fight with Allies

Today in military history: Operation Ripper drives communist forces north

This was the only American carrier sunk in the Atlantic during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

How the legendary U-2 spy plane landed on an aircraft carrier

7 lesser-known facts about the National Guard

By Jessica Evans

This is the most decorated enlisted sailor in US military history

By Blake Stilwell

The 6 most terrifying weapons of World War I

By James Elphick

How the Rag-tag Circus begged, borrowed, and stole vehicles in its drive across Germany

By James Elphick

This American WWII fighter plane was deadliest in the hands of the Soviets

By Miguel Ortiz

Did this British soldier have nine lives?

By Bethaney Phillips

6 of the biggest failed gambles of World War II

‘Greatest Beer Run Ever’ trailer based on crazy true story

By Shannon Corbeil

This is why Lt. Col. Lee Archer is one of the most famous pilots in history

Why the most capable fighter of WWII was actually ‘The Little Fighter That Could’

This Japanese diplomat saved 5 times as many Jews as Oskar Schindler

By Miguel Ortiz

Gunnery Sgt. Hathcock hit a target from 2,500 yards away

New WWII thriller explores what it means to be human

By Jessica Evans

Revolutionary War

George Washington was voted Britain’s ‘Greatest Enemy Commander’

By Blake Stilwell

South Vietnam’s former leader ended his career in a liquor store in California

How a Marine Corps pilot downed an enemy airplane with his propeller

A baby girl is entombed on the USS Utah at Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

Revolutionary War

The Boston Tea Party and the ungrateful colonists who started it all

By Jessica Manfre

The Marine who escorted the Unknown Soldier was a hardcore combat veteran

The CIA once hired prostitutes to test LSD on unsuspecting civilians

By Blake Stilwell

Winston Churchill (initially) hated the tank named after him

By Miguel Ortiz

The Germans tried to use an armored tractor as a mine clearer

By Miguel Ortiz

The CIA’s precursor agency enlisted Aunt Jemima to fight the Japanese in WWII