War History (Page 32)

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

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This Navy ‘ace of aces’ shut down a 60-plane attack

This is what the Army’s ‘Iron Men of Metz’ and Attila the Hun have in common

By James Elphick

After 77 years, the Army returned a birthday cake they stole during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Germans ambush allies during secret Normandy landings practice

Why Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was the biggest threat to national security

Kevin Costner is on the board of this WWI museum

By Bethaney Phillips

WATCH: Freemasons and the War of 1812

By Jessica Evans

Historic WWII destroyer and museum ship USS The Sullivans in danger of sinking

By Miguel Ortiz

Afghanistan War

This daring daytime Afghanistan raid was the largest SAS operation since WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

These are some of the worst war crimes committed by the Soviet Union

That time one Egyptian soldier held off an entire Israeli advance

This was the Soviet Union’s advanced laser tank

Revolutionary War

How to command troops as a colonial officer

This Coast Guard commander returned to an ambush to save Navy operators

Afghanistan War

Combat-injured Ranger reflects on life, injury and finding an extraordinary new purpose

By Jessica Manfre

A veteran-inspired watchmaker brought back the iconic watch that won World War II

Poland enlisted a bear as one of their top soldiers

By Bethaney Phillips

This was Canada’s WWII plan to build an aircraft carrier made of ice

By Blake Stilwell

How a Harlem drug dealer used the US military to smuggle heroin

By Blake Stilwell

The military once stored missiles in massive ice tunnels

By Bethaney Phillips

How anti-tank dogs helped advance Soviet forces

By Bethaney Phillips

Revolutionary War

The last Scottish Highland broadsword charge ended terribly for the Highlanders

Revolutionary War

Margaret Corbin was the first woman to receive a pension for her military service

How Ethiopia punched way above its weight class in Korea

10 expectations of WW2 military spouses

By Bethaney Phillips

The new ‘This is Us’ military arc is deeply personal

By Shannon Corbeil

This Kiwi WWII tank might be the worst tank ever built

By Miguel Ortiz

Here’s how a longbow was instrumental in WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

Allied WWII snipers in 13 extraordinary photographs

That time a Greek Priest Saved Over 27,000 from the Concentration Camps

Today in military history: US combat troops arrive in Vietnam

Today in military history: Dutch Resistance attacks SS officer

The 6 most-secret units in military history

The insane training South Korean commandos took to infiltrate North Korea

4 Southern counties that seceded from the Confederacy during the Civil War

How the Vietnam War’s ‘Unknown Soldier’ was identified and reinterred

Revolutionary War

The time George Washington prevented a military coup with his glasses

By Miguel Ortiz

This is why the Sharps rifle was the deadliest weapon of the Civil War

Afghanistan War

Save Our Allies reminds us the war in Afghanistan is far from over

By Jessica Manfre

This is how the British planned to shut down air bases in World War III

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Vietnam-era aircraft carrier disaster forever changed the way US sailors learn damage control

By Orvelin Valle

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: Patriot victory at Battle of Kettle Creek

Today in military history: North Vietnam releases US POWs

Today in military history: US sends combat troops to Vietnam

Afghanistan War

What is it like fighting alongside Afghan troops?

By Tim Kirkpatrick

WATCH: Billy Mitchell proves planes could sink battleships

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time Guy Gabaldon convinced 1,500 Japanese troops not to fight to the death

This Steeler went to four Super Bowls after being wounded in Vietnam

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: US troops capture Marshall Islands

One of NATO’s most important Commanders was a Wehrmacht general who tried to kill Hitler

‘The Fighting McCooks’ were the Civil War’s largest military family

US defense companies helped China build its military until the fall of the Soviet Union

The French Navy’s best World War II victory came against Thailand

Nike’s co-founder was a 10th Mountain WWII veteran

By Miguel Ortiz

Why sunken ships are popping up from the ocean around Iwo Jima

The 18 times America did crazy combat jumps

By James Elphick

This Vietnam War POW used a propaganda film to blink ‘TORTURE’ in Morse Code

By Blake Stilwell

This guy kept fighting World War II for 30 years after Japan surrendered

By Orvelin Valle

This is why Hitler wanted to kill ‘The Three Stooges’

7 Chinese weapons that will set tone for World War III

The Centurion tank was tough enough to survive a nuclear blast

By Blake Stilwell

This is why President Truman turned down the Medal of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

This Holocaust survivor recounts his daring escape from Auschwitz

By Blake Stilwell

Just one Canadian tank made it to VE Day