War History (Page 37)

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

Latest in War History

WATCH: USS Arizona – part museum, part memorial

By Jessica Evans

How an illegal immigrant was drafted and earned the Medal of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

The US plan to completely destroy Germany after World War II

By Blake Stilwell

These badass Marines held off an entire Viet Cong battalion

By James Elphick

29 of the best politically incorrect Vietnam War slang terms

By Blake Stilwell

New declassified Russian documents change the history of the Cuban Missile Crisis

Their first battle: Truman rallies his men under artillery fire

7 crazy things the Coast Guard did during World War II

Why the M18 Hellcat was America’s most underrated tank destroyer in World War II

6 weird things you didn’t know about the Civil War

By Bethaney Phillips

The World War II commandos dedicated to Arctic operations

This double-leg amputee was one of the RAF’s deadliest aces during the Battle of Britain

Why ‘Blitz Spirit’ was a defining moment in British history

By Eric Milzarski

The unbelievable survival of the USS Franklin

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Air Force unit caught spy satellite photos as they fell from space

These special-purpose vehicles were designed to kill tanks

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time the British burned down fake cities to fool German bombers

This is the story of Old Abe, the ‘Screaming’ Eagle

By Eric Milzarski

This plane was a silent hunter over Vietnam and Louisiana

By Harold C. Hutchison

The US wanted an army of Batman paratroopers in World War II

By Blake Stilwell

How the farm tractor inspired the creation of the tank

Spanish-American War

This suicide mission ended the Philippine-American War

This top secret World War II drone mission killed JFK’s older brother

‘Vinegar’ Joe Stilwell lost the best WWII assignments twice

7 American legends who were combat pilots for the Flying Tigers

By Harold C. Hutchison

WATCH: King Philip’s War

By Jessica Evans

The gentleman’s rules for how to play golf in war-torn WWII Britain

By Blake Stilwell

4 battles that took place after the war ended

Afghanistan War

Medal of Honor: Meet 16 heroes of Iraq and Afghanistan who received the nation’s highest honor

Here’s how WWII’s V-Mail prevented espionage

By Bethaney Phillips

The first Asian American to command a U.S. battalion

By Miguel Ortiz

The ‘Aztec Eagles’ were the first Mexican troops trained for combat overseas

The last Germans to give up in World War II surrendered to Norwegian seal hunters

This American submarine damaged two Japanese cruisers without firing a shot

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 more of the most unconquerable countries in the world

By Blake Stilwell

The story of the slave who survived the Alamo

By Blake Stilwell

Only one American ever spied for Japan during World War II

Was General Lee’s buried family treasure ever found?

By Bethaney Phillips

Listen to these 10th Mountain Division soldiers revive an old WWII song

By Miguel Ortiz

How a presidential mistress might have kept the US out of World War I forever

Here’s your glimpse into Civil War-era clothing

By Bethaney Phillips

Afghanistan War

3 most haunted places in war-torn Afghanistan

Here’s why Civil War soldiers had wounds that glowed in the dark

By Bethaney Phillips

This Japanese war movie mixed three Hollywood blockbusters into one

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the ‘Oscar’ was overshadowed by the Japanese ‘Zero’ in WW2

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how the Marine Corps ensured Union victory in the Civil War

Italy’s knife-wielding special operators were WWI’s most devastating shock troops

By Tim Kirkpatrick

America bought this British bomber in the 1950s and used it over Afghanistan

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s how the Red Baron got his name

This physicist changed the face of science before he was killed by a sniper during World War I

By Stephen Carlson

Afghanistan War

8 epic deployment music videos you need to watch

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This ‘Marine’s Marine’ was best known for his deadly skill with a mortar tube

9 tanks that changed armored warfare

America’s ‘most decorated woman’ fought from the Philippines to Korea

Here’s a rundown of the main weapons at the Battle of the Coral Sea

By Harold C. Hutchison

8 amazing facts about General Douglas MacArthur

The 6 best defensive stands in military history

The 6 most awesome machine guns in U.S. history

Afghanistan War

9 things we miss from our Afghanistan deployments

By Tim Kirkpatrick

What if a Soviet mechanized infantry battalion had tried to start World War III?

By Harold C. Hutchison

The US military once successfully used a psychic to locate a lost plane

By Blake Stilwell

These 1941 war games decided how the Army fought World War II

Nobody ever did ‘Movember’ like these 9 Civil War generals

Afghanistan War

The Vietnam War was an example of good intentions but bad execution