War History (Page 47)

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

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World War II ‘Dazzle Ships’ were painted to attract enemy subs

By Blake Stilwell

Puerto Ricans gained US citizenship just in time to be drafted for World War I

By Blake Stilwell

That time India took half of Pakistan to pay for a motorcycle

By Blake Stilwell

A Soviet pilot claims he brought down Francis Gary Powers – not a missile

By Blake Stilwell

German POWs hit the gridiron for the Barbwire Bowl Classic

By Dustin Damon

The women who volunteered to make donuts on the front lines of World War I

By Megan Miller

How iconic actor James Dean will star in the latest Vietnam War movie

By Blake Stilwell

Everyone lost their minds when a Marine general relieved an Army general

By Blake Stilwell

How effective draftees in the Vietnam War actually were

By Blake Stilwell

This World War I veteran came home and built himself a castle in Ohio

By Blake Stilwell

World War II vets rebuilt an APC to drive through the Iron Curtain

By Blake Stilwell

The Russians had Women’s ‘Battalions of Death’ in World War I

By Blake Stilwell

Communist Czechs had one recipe book to cook from

By Blake Stilwell

6 foreign films where the US military are definitely the bad guys

By Blake Stilwell

Watch how a soldier who survived an RPG in Iraq lives on after ten years

By Blake Stilwell

Sebastian Stan stars as US official who risked his career to honor a fallen hero in ‘The Last Full Measure’

By Shannon Corbeil

This is why Washington wasn’t relentlessly attacked by the Confederates

By Blake Stilwell

An actual giant served in the Civil War

By Dustin Damon

How Western Union helped the US enter World War I

By Blake Stilwell

The UK’s ‘Unknown Warrior’ lies among the most historic kings of Britain

By Blake Stilwell

A Navy captain was relieved for sinking a ship-killing German sub in 1942

By Blake Stilwell

The 4 most insane military tactics people actually used

By Blake Stilwell

These sports icons served during the Battle of the Bulge

The crazy improvised gas mask used by World War I troops

By Blake Stilwell

Why US troops in World War I ditched the bayonet for the shovel

By Blake Stilwell

The 5 stupidest losses of the American Civil War

By Blake Stilwell

The last stand of 3/395: how one US Army battalion helped win the Battle of the Bulge

This B-17 survived one of the most infamous mid-air collisions of WW2

By Shannon Corbeil

This airman gave his life to rescue soldiers from a massive firefight

In 1866, 80 men went to war — this is why 81 came home

By Shannon Corbeil

4 Union generals that were better than any of the ‘famous’ ones

By Blake Stilwell

This was the most fearsome army in the Vietnam War

By Blake Stilwell

5 little-known times aggressors picked fights with the wrong enemy

By Blake Stilwell

The longest-held Vietnam POW was missing for 8 years

By Blake Stilwell

This old fort is supposedly haunted by a condemned Confederate bride

By Shannon Corbeil

Uncle Sam is a real guy and his poster is a self-portrait

By Blake Stilwell

This Army Special Forces veteran was nominated for the Medal of Honor three times

By Blake Stilwell

California once used children to fight a war on squirrels

By Blake Stilwell

How Dutch intelligence agents fooled Communists for almost 40 years

By Blake Stilwell

6 absolute BAMFs who saved lives in Vietnam War

Sitting down with the author of Task Force Baum, a dramatic retelling of an ill-fated rescue mission during World War II

By Christopher Otero

1917 is a war film crafted with military precision

By August Dannehl

Shia hits the fan: Understanding Iran’s role in the Middle East

Unleash the hounds: Spartan warrior dogs

By Tessa Robinson

Watch how this vet made $700,000 on his deployment gift to himself

By Tessa Robinson

Don’t ask permission, ask forgiveness: The USMC pilot who “borrowed” a helo to end a sniper situation has died

75th Anniversary: 10 things you don’t know about the Battle of Iwo Jima

One of Pearl Harbor’s last survivors dies at age 97

WATCH: One of the last living Marines from Iwo Jima shares his story with WATM

By Jessica Manfre

Three decades later: Was the Gulf War worth it?

By Jessica Manfre

World War II secret code breaker finds life’s purpose in a drawer

By Jessica Manfre

This Vietnam veteran saved thousands of lives on 9/11

Welcoming home Vietnam War veterans 45 years later

5 memorable Vietnam Veterans

By Bethaney Phillips

World War II battleship Wisconsin celebrates 76th birthday

By Jessica Manfre

This Iraq War veteran’s new novel, Empire City, answers the question, ‘What if we conquered Vietnam?’

By Chase Millsap

40 years later, a documentary tells the story of Desert One: Delta Force’s ill-fated Operation Eagle Claw

This one-man army was Britain’s classiest World War II veteran

By Blake Stilwell

This two-line order to Eisenhower defines modern leadership

This was the real-life, Civil War-era ‘Mulan’

By Blake Stilwell

Airships were surprisingly hard to shoot down in World War II

By Blake Stilwell

The crazy Coast Guard rescue of an Air Force pilot in Vietnam

This Green Beret’s heroism was so incredible that Ronald Reagan said it was hard to believe

Afghanistan War

7 unexpected downsides to deploying to a combat zone

By Eric Milzarski