War History (Page 29)

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

Latest in War History

How the Huey drastically increased chances of surviving the Vietnam War

By Jacqlyn Cope

Afghanistan War

CIA’s heroic Gary Schroen, who led first team into Afghanistan days after 9/11, dies at 80

By Miguel Ortiz

WATCH: The official trailer for Korean War film ‘Devotion’ will give you goosebumps

By Miguel Ortiz

‘The Swoose’ is the oldest intact B-17 Flying Fortress

By Miguel Ortiz

This is how salty old Vietnam drill sergeants and instructors were made

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time aliens landed in the Soviet Union for a walk in the park

By Blake Stilwell

This colorized German war footage shows why Stalingrad was hell on Earth

By Christian Lowe

The best Cold War communist military technology was all stolen from the West

By Blake Stilwell

The tactics that make North Korea’s artillery so annoying

By Blake Stilwell

That time a now-famous cadet fought in battle and went back for sophomore year

This flawed government report triggered nuclear panic in Cold War

This is how powerful the Tsar Bomba would have been over America

By Eric Milzarski

This was the only fighter that had a chance of catching the SR-71

By Harold C. Hutchison

This WWII fighter pilot ‘piggy-backed’ his wingman home after he was shot down

By James Elphick

This is what would happen if a Hind took on a Cobra

By Harold C. Hutchison

This ‘Church of Patton’ immortalized the General and his Third Army in stained glass

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

5 reasons why ‘Bangin’ in Sangin’ was like the Wild West

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is why it’s actually illegal to shoot at pilots who’ve bailed out

By Harold C. Hutchison

This bomber hunter was like a flying anti-aircraft battery

By Miguel Ortiz

Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance unveiled 69 years after war’s Armistice Day

By Miguel Ortiz

The bold plan to capture 2 mined bridges on D-Day

Watch one of the baddest A-10 pilots ever land after being hit by a missile

By Orvelin Valle

Why the Soviets trained attack dolphins

By Bethaney Phillips

This undercover Ukrainian Nazi killer proves Ukraine will always fight against aggression

These gigantic weapons helped train troops during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

The submarine that smuggled 130 soldiers out of Crete

6 standard missions of the Confederate Secret Service

By Blake Stilwell

This sub sank because its commander couldn’t flush his toilet

The Holocaust caused German POWs to fight against the Axis

By Blake Stilwell

Revolutionary War

3 foreign generals who became honorary U.S. citizens

By Miguel Ortiz

The Ballad of Iwo Jima flag raiser, Ira Hayes

What German soldiers thought about Americans in the aftermath of World War I

This cockpit video shows the moment two Navy Tomcats shot down Libyan MiGs

By Harold C. Hutchison

Life aboard WWII submarines was brutal

By James Elphick

Why balloons were some of the scariest targets of World War I

British troops paid respect to the Marines in the War of 1812 by not burning down their house

By Blake Stilwell

The Battle of Savo Island was America’s worst Naval defeat

How a grocery-run-turned-car-assault kicked off George Patton’s armor career

Revolutionary War

This Revolutionary War battle was fought between Patriot and Loyalist colonists

By Miguel Ortiz

Top 5 Marine Corps war-torn battlefields

What Ulysses S. Grant taught us about the most successful failure

By Jim Fletcher

Military lifestyle tips civilians should embrace

By Jessica Evans

The insane way the first cosmonaut got back to Earth

10 Black celebrities you didn’t know were veterans

By Brittany Sulc

The longest land battle in US history was a huge mistake

By Blake Stilwell

This is the story of the last AC-130 lost in combat

4 subtle details about Nazi Germany you missed in Jojo Rabbit

The first US casualty of the Gulf War was a downed pilot

By Blake Stilwell

Who would win a fight between a MiG-29 and a Hornet

By Harold C. Hutchison

‘The Suffering Bastard’ is the cocktail that beat the Nazis in Egypt

By Blake Stilwell

These three odd planes were designed to be the Army’s unconventional bomber hunter

By Miguel Ortiz

Why German vehicles had textured camouflage during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

5 forgotten facts about the Forgotten War

By Jessica Evans

‘The Last Full Measure’ is the must-see film that honors one of America’s finest

By Eric Milzarski

Why it was so important to make ‘The Last Full Measure’

By Shannon Corbeil

This deadly resistance fighter was the Wonder Woman of WWII

This Civil War battalion was just college kids

4 reasons it would have sucked to be a Viet Cong fighting against the US

This was the most dangerous military job during the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln challenged US troops to this strength test

By Blake Stilwell

Messerschmitt made micro cars after WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

How the Vietnam War changed the Navy SEALs forever

These 4 WWII planes were armed with literal tank cannons

By Miguel Ortiz

How a fighter jet managed to shoot itself down