War History (Page 39)

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

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This is how the Navy’s last ace went from heroic fighter pilot to criminal congressman

This is how the one-man ‘Zvika Force’ stopped an entire tank corps

By Blake Stilwell

This Spanish hero defeated an invading Muslim army — as a corpse

By Blake Stilwell

The mysterious disappearance of an EC-47 crew during the Vietnam War

Revolutionary War

Why Red Cloud was the only American Indian to win a war against the US

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Stone Cold Steve Austin’s Interview with this WWII Vet Will Amaze You

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A look at President Reagan’s Star Wars program, 33 years later

By Stephen Carlson

Why the newest flashpoint for World War III might be in Taiwan

The largest ever snowball fight was fought by the Confederate Army in 1863

This hard-luck WWII soldier survived the Bataan Death March, torture and the atomic bomb

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

Perfectly Bound – How a printing error tied a Vietnam and post-9/11 Veteran together

By Marjorie K. Eastman

How Vietnam-era commo guys talked through the jungles

By Eric Milzarski

This Vietnam War Veteran was reunited with his lost arm after 50 years

By Blake Stilwell

The 10 most memorable Vietnam War songs

By Blake Stilwell

Radiomen in the Vietnam War faced a 5-second life expectancy

By Eric Milzarski

Once upon a time, this ‘little kid’ was a lethal Vietnam War fighter

By Tim Kirkpatrick

That time American POWs refused a CIA rescue mission in Vietnam

By Tim Kirkpatrick

West Virginia veterans remember Vietnam

By Jessica Evans

From a farm in Iowa to multiple tours in Vietnam, Dale Gardner shares his story

By Tessa Robinson

4 Korean War heroes who fought amazing last stands

By James Elphick

This is the deadliest machine gun in military history

Experts dispute what really killed Stonewall Jackson

By Harold C. Hutchison

The reason people wear wristwatches is because of World War I

Afghanistan War

This wounded cav scout saved his unit during an enemy ambush

This reporter performed brain surgery on a Marine using a handheld drill

By Blake Stilwell

What happened when the Nazi generals turned themselves in, 75 years ago

Over 1/4 of Guam is made up of US military

By Tim Kirkpatrick

WWII nose art motivated airmen with sex and humor

By Blake Stilwell

4 Vietnam War heroes you’ve never heard of

By James Elphick

The 12 best quotes from ‘Apocalypse Now’

These 5 innovative Civil War weapons changed combat forever

By James Elphick

The 7 most effective American war rifles

Operation Foxley was the 1944 Special Operations plan to kill Hitler

These are the 6 largest guns ever used in combat

By James Elphick

That time the US stole a Soviet satellite

How the luckiest sailor on earth survived being sucked into a jet engine

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Revolutionary War

4 tactical blunders the British made in the Revolutionary War

By James Elphick

This is how ‘the most dangerous man in Europe’ hunted his fellow Nazis for Israel

By Blake Stilwell

This Holocaust survivor joined the Army and earned a Medal of Honor

Why American bombers in WWII wore bright colors, stripes and polka dots

This soldier trained to carry backpack nukes on one-way suicide missions

Actor James Garner’s sense of smell saved the day during the Korean War

By Blake Stilwell

These quirky tanks helped the British crack Hitler’s Atlantic Wall

By James Elphick

Why all Soviet jokes needed to be approved by the Department of Jokes

By Eric Milzarski

Revolutionary War

This 80-year-old minuteman took on a column of British troops by himself

By Blake Stilwell

These Nazi bunkers were one of the most secure outposts of WWII

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Here’s how you bailed out from a World War II fighter

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s how War Brides enrich the American experience

By Benjamin Abel

The Special Forces op that supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq

By Miguel Ortiz

Afghanistan War

This soldier survived being impaled by an RPG

By James Elphick

The ‘tanker war’ was the Navy’s largest war at sea since World War II

By Stephen Carlson

This forgotten bomber wreaked havoc on the Nazis in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

The crazy ways MacArthur tried to get supplies to the Philippines

Here’s how the Battle of the Coral Sea would go down today

By Harold C. Hutchison

6 ways Chester Bennington championed our troops

By Eric Milzarski

Revolutionary War

The Army found cannons and other Revolutionary War artifacts in the Savannah River

By Miguel Ortiz

Was George H.W. Bush almost eaten by cannibals?

By Bethaney Phillips

This battle against ISIS was the biggest in the Philippines since WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

John C. McCloughan’s MOH was unique. Here’s why

This is why the French are better at war than you think

By Blake Stilwell

Watch this Iraq War vet’s tragic story told through animation

By Orvelin Valle

This WWII tanker vet shares his amazing story with Stone Cold Steve Austin

How US troops responded to liberating the Dachau Concentration Camp