War History (Page 40)

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

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The remains of this chaplain who received the Medal of Honor have been identified

By Miguel Ortiz

The father of the American Navy also fought for the British and Russians

This boxer survived the Holocaust by winning fights in Auschwitz

By Blake Stilwell

Why trench warfare wasn’t as dumb of an idea as it seems

By Eric Milzarski

In a war with Russia, both sides could focus on this 60-mile stretch

Chronically ill Gulf War vets still fighting for VA recognition 25 years on

By Blake Stilwell

This German anti-aircraft tank has never seen combat

By Harold C. Hutchison

Germans helped U.S. troops save this Austrian castle during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

This is why there’s no Field Marshal rank in the US military

By Blake Stilwell

That time a guy jumped out of a plane at 18,000 feet with no chute — and survived

These are the punishments for convicted War Criminals

By Eric Milzarski

Why the first battle of the Civil War was called the ‘picnic battle’

Teddy Roosevelt volunteered for World War I service but was turned down

That time the United States weaponized the weather in Vietnam

This hero horse of the Marine Corps got her own statue

This is why US troops in Vietnam called this gecko the ‘F*ck You Lizard’

By Blake Stilwell

8 post-9/11 heroes who should have received the Medal Of Honor — but didn’t

This was the most destructive nuclear weapon ever conceived

Only one US senator was ever killed in battle

Here are the 9 scenarios from Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’

By Harold C. Hutchison

3 celebrity relatives who changed history in combat

By Blake Stilwell

The US accidentally built a fort to repel Canada… in Canada

By Shannon Corbeil

The 8 best war cries in military history

By Blake Stilwell

How this squeegee handle saved 6 people on 9/11

By Blake Stilwell

7 things you didn’t know about the First Battle of Fallujah

By Mike Dowling

This is actual footage of the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Civil War re-enactors have their own POG-level slang

By Blake Stilwell

This is the real Iraq War battle behind ‘The Long Road Home’

By Blake Stilwell

The M3 “Grease Gun” was designed to save money and kill Nazis

Marines were once saved by candy from the sky

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

This is how a British sniper took out six terrorists with one shot

By Eric Milzarski

Why Native American nations declared war on Germany twice

By Blake Stilwell

The last combat soldier to leave Vietnam was killed in the 9/11 attacks

By Blake Stilwell

South Korea’s Marines are almost as scary as the Americans’

By Harold C. Hutchison

This sea battle claimed the lives of 5 brothers in World War II

That time Vito Bertoldo fought as a one-man army for two days

This is why a Civil War soldier would drop a gun to pick up his unit’s flag

By Harold C. Hutchison

Cannonballs literally bounced off the USS Constitution

This WWII sub captain went down with his ship to save his crew

‘The Marine’ packs a record number of technical errors into the first five minutes

By Mike Dowling

The Navy’s first World War II ace shot down five bombers on a single mission

The paradummy that distracted the Germans on D-Day

By Miguel Ortiz

America’s oldest WWII veteran lived to 112

That time North Korea took a shot at a Blackbird

By Harold C. Hutchison

Afghanistan War

This medic criss-crossed an IED belt for hours to save wounded Rangers

7 bunkers for riding out the nuclear apocalypse in style

8 Marvel super heroes that served in the US Army

By Eric Milzarski

This was the inspiration behind ‘The Hunt for Red October’

‘CHiPs’ gave us one of the first positive Vietnam-vet portrayals

By Harold C. Hutchison

Her uncle disowned her but that didn’t stop this war bride

This incredible World War II hero was the first Navy SEAL

4 of the most hardcore World War I shock troops

Spanish-American War

The last of Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘Rough Riders’ died in 1987

The highest-ranking African American in the American Expeditionary Force

By Miguel Ortiz

Did you know the Japanese planned a biological attack on the U.S. during WWII?

By Miguel Ortiz

7 products you didn’t know were invented by the military

By Bethaney Phillips

That time the German Navy accidentally fought itself in World War II

WATCH: There was a POW Camp in the middle of Mississippi

By Jessica Evans

‘Die Hard’s’ John McClane was originally a World War II fighter pilot

This might be the bloodiest day in modern military history

What could’ve happened if the Cuban missile crisis had turned into all-out nuclear war

6 of France’s greatest military victories that people seem to forget

By Eric Milzarski

That time high-value POWs were rescued from Nazis by the Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

6 types of Afghan soldiers you’ll meet on deployment

By Tim Kirkpatrick