War History (Page 33)

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

Latest in War History

This is how the Russian Army stayed warm defending Stalingrad

The CIA’s Special Activities Division rescued the Dalai Lama from the Chinese communists

‘Dear John’ letters inspired a classic Jim Croce song

By Blake Stilwell

The B-36: The plane ‘so good it never dropped a bomb in anger’

This British aircraft carrier served in the US Navy

By Miguel Ortiz

The star of ‘Leave It to Beaver’ served – but he didn’t die in Vietnam

A Filipina civilian had more confirmed kills in WWII than most soldiers

Why the British stole German underwear technology in World War I

Afghanistan War

This Army medic killed over a dozen insurgents in just 8 days

WATCH: The strange history of Fort Miles

By Jessica Evans

This ‘El Sal’ soldier kicked *ss with just a switchblade

By Blake Stilwell

9 things you didn’t know about MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

By Brittany Sulc

Today’s Purple Heart medals were first made for the invasion of Japan

This is how Mickey Mouse supported the military right after Pearl Harbor

These 5 World War II jobs were more dangerous than being an infantryman

How the F6F Hellcat became America’s answer to the Japanese Zero

By Harold C. Hutchison

How Pepsi became the 6th largest military in the world

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is the mass suicide mission the Soviets wanted to use on the US Navy in WWIII

By Blake Stilwell

10 military dogs who made history

By Brittany Sulc

This was the WWI battle between Mexico and the US

By Blake Stilwell

11 of the craziest lines ever spoken in battle

Today in military history: Patton relieves Bastogne in Battle of the Bulge

How a small town in West Virginia used a Cold War tactic to rebuild its infrastructure

U.S. ships in World War II had ‘phantom decks’

How watching movies helped this sniper achieve record-breaking kill shots

5 love letters between troops and their spouses during war

6 ways to drink like a nearly-immortal American warrior

By Blake Stilwell

7 worst military defeats in modern history

A British magician protected the Suez Canal in World War II by making it disappear

America’s sweetheart and WWII volunteer, Betty White, dies at 99

By Jessica Manfre

Afghanistan War

This Marine sniper threw the enemy’s grenade back to save his brothers

This ‘Whale’ saved 700 planes during the Vietnam War

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is what other countries thought about the US Civil War

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

This is the Soviet soldier found alive 30 years after dying in Afghanistan

By Blake Stilwell

The military is the reason behind the ‘Amish Beard’

By Blake Stilwell

How Australian troops created a deadly makeshift weapon in the Vietnam War

Why this World War II British fighter was painted pink

This is the most powerful sidearm ever issued by the US military

By Blake Stilwell

Why ‘impressment’ was worth going to war with England over in 1812

Listen to a German WWI veteran describe killing on the Western Front

How the British managed to lose the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812

How the Finns sabotaged the Red Army’s retreat with Polka music

Japan bombed the US mainland during World War II hoping to start a forest fire

How this heroic sailor earned 12 medals for valor

6 times the Army destroyed Japanese troops in the Pacific

One Indian soldier killed 300 Chinese soldiers in a single battle

How one pilot became Santa Claus to the kids of West Berlin

By Eric Milzarski

It’s a wonderfully, complicated life: How WWII shaped James ‘Jimmy’ Stewart

By Jim Fletcher

This Japanese pilot led the attack on Pearl Harbor then moved to the US

By Blake Stilwell

The day we saved 2,147 POWs from Los Baños Prison

By James Elphick

Revolutionary War

That time Gerald Ford promoted George Washington to six-star general

By Blake Stilwell

What Chinese veterans of Korea think about their war

By Blake Stilwell

This Marine came back to his family 5 years after he died

Yes, World War II soldiers could throw mortar rounds like grenades

Why Vietnam War troops hated the M16 and called it a piece of garbage

By Orvelin Valle

How a single photograph allowed the Japanese emperor to stay in power

By Eric Milzarski

This Special Forces legend was saved by his beard

The 29th Infantry patch is under fire for its ties to the Confederate States

Why the US Navy pushed helicopters into the ocean after the fall of Saigon

This Arizona airport on Route 66 was one of the most important Army bases during (and after) WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

America’s highest-scoring ace once killed a crocodile with his fighter plane

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: General George S. Patton dies

This is why Screaming Eagles wear cards on their helmets

By Eric Milzarski

How John Wayne got rid of the KGB agents hired to kill him

By Blake Stilwell