War History (Page 48)

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

Latest in War History

How a change in warfare set men’s style for almost 100 years

By Blake Stilwell

These Australian special operators haunted the enemy in Vietnam

By Blake Stilwell

The revolutionary fuse that won World War II

A single US Merchant Marine ship rescued 14,000 in the Korean War

By Blake Stilwell

A Marine left for dead was resurrected at the end of the Vietnam War

By Blake Stilwell

Teddy Roosevelt IV became a Navy SEAL to fight in Vietnam

By Blake Stilwell

This Civil War vet was the real hero of the O.K. Corral shootout

By Eric Milzarski

That time when Green Berets who avenged 9/11 on horseback recreated this legendary WWII jump

By Blake Stilwell

This admiral might be the bluest falcon that ever lived

6 simple reasons the Union won the Civil War

By Blake Stilwell

This Pacific battle was the worst 37 minutes in US Navy history

This is the truth behind the creepy Philadelphia Experiment

By Shannon Corbeil

Interview with HISTORY’s Garry Adelman: ‘GRANT’ 3-night miniseries event starting Memorial Day

How a Vietnam War PJ joined the crew of ‘The Last Full Measure’

By Shannon Corbeil

The M1A1 Abrams is a beast, but these tanks are monsters

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Why the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs drank from a fountain in France

By Blake Stilwell

4 things you should know about the Tuskegee Airmen

A WW1 explosion in Belgium was so big that it was heard in London

The unsung African-American heroes of D-Day

By Miguel Ortiz

This must-read essay explains the military’s discomfort with ‘Thank you for your service’

Afghanistan War

Why the Supreme Court’s ruling on burn pits will have catastrophic effects

By Eric Milzarski

The ex-slave who disguised herself as a man to enlist

By Miguel Ortiz

This is how early World War II cluster bombs worked

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 Reasons King Jong-Un would be hard to replace in North Korea

5 facts about the Korean War: 70 years later

Former Delta Force members jump in honor of Normandy Paratroopers

A 101-year-old WWII vet commissioned his grandson at the Air Force Academy

By Blake Stilwell

This is what happens when Kim Jong Un gets blackout drunk

By Harold C. Hutchison

This pilot crashed his plane into a torpedo to save the carrier

Watch this actual combat footage from the Battle of the Philippine Sea

Revolutionary War

10 reasons everyone in the military community should watch Hamilton

Audie Murphy: American war hero, actor, advocate

Afghanistan War

The Incredible Story of the Battle of Kamdesh

The US Army’s ‘Tiger Force’ took terror tactics to the Viet Cong

By Blake Stilwell

Christopher Lee: Film Legend and World War II Hero

Women making WAVES in the Navy

By Jessica Evans

The only off-duty NYPD officer killed on 9/11 was hours from retiring

By Blake Stilwell

Lawmakers try to expand list of diseases eligible for Agent Orange benefits

By Military.com

This impostor saved lives in the Korean War pretending to be a Navy surgeon

By Blake Stilwell

The Army built a fake base to fool Saddam Hussein — and it worked

By Blake Stilwell

The last surviving head of state to serve during WWII is … Queen Elizabeth II?

That time a WWII bomber pilot climbed onto the wing mid-flight to save his crew

By Blake Stilwell

How a U.S. troop pled guilty to murder but got off scot-free

By Blake Stilwell

The 1980 Olympics are the ‘cleanest’ in history. Athletes recall how Moscow cheated the system.

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

How the Battle of the Bulge would have gone if GIs had the Javelin

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s the blistering effect American World War II ammo had on the enemy

By Harold C. Hutchison

Today in history: Korean War armistice signed

By Jessica Evans

11 facts you should have learned about World War I

By Jessica Evans

A Medal of Honor recipient was gunned down in a liquor store robbery

By Blake Stilwell

World War II Coast Guard veteran turns 100

By Jessica Manfre

This Southern preacher rose to the rank of general in the Confederate Army

By Frank Jastrzembski

This animated map shows Gettysburg in a whole new way

This is the rifle Confederates used to snipe Union officers

By Blake Stilwell

A 60-year-old D-Day veteran beat Special Forces climbing Pointe du Hoc

This unstoppable Cold War-era SLAM jet was designed to leave a path of destruction

By Blake Stilwell

A flamethrower is the last living Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

This is how Viagra was used to entice warlords in Afghanistan

By Blake Stilwell

Veteran who spent 421 days as a prisoner of war turns 100

By Jessica Manfre

This documentary captures the Battle of Ia Drang with stunning 4K footage

By Blake Stilwell

The latest MOH Recipient’s citation is immortalized as a graphic novel

6 reasons ‘The Long Road Home’ might be the most realistic military show ever

By Blake Stilwell

Meet the Irish American battalion that en masse defected to Mexico

By Jessica Evans

Revolutionary War

How Ben Franklin helped establish the Post Office to win the Revolutionary War

By Jessica Evans

Vietnam war hero Charles Kettles has reportedly passed away