War History (Page 51)

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

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That time the Viet Cong took out a Navy transport

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time North Dakota seceded from the Union

By Blake Stilwell

How enemy aircraft get their American nicknames

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time terrorists seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca

By James Elphick

Blinded by flak shrapnel, this airman helped save his B-17 crew

This rocket was the 82nd Airborne’s compact tactical nuke

By Harold C. Hutchison

How Najaf became the Marines’ forgotten battle in Iraq

By Donald Baker

Tom Hanks is teaming up with Dale Dye for a new D-Day blockbuster

That time Australia fought a war against emus… and lost

How ‘The 4 Chaplains’ of WWII became Army legends

By Harold C. Hutchison

1968 was the deadliest year for submariners post-WWII

How bombing the crap out of Iwo Jima hurt America’s assault

By Tim Kirkpatrick

4 powerful weapons you didn’t know were built by Ford

By Blake Stilwell

New changes to the ‘Pinks and Greens’ will make it the best uniform ever

By Eric Milzarski

5 more of the greatest military heroes you’ve never heard of

This pilot landed her shot-up A-10 by pulling cables

By Forest Corbeil

The original stealth fighter absolutely destroyed in Desert Storm

By Harold C. Hutchison

The truth about why the US released ISIS’ leader in 2004

By Blake Stilwell

How you can be cast in Tom Hanks’ new film as a Navy Crewman

By Eric Milzarski

These ‘Q-ships’ used to fool subs and take torpedoes in both world wars

Why the F-86 was so deadly over Korea

By Harold C. Hutchison

Afghanistan War

4 ways the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan are the same

By Tim Kirkpatrick

A Vietnam vet’s daughter wrote this funny, heartfelt obituary for her dad

By Blake Stilwell

6 of the bravest aviators of the Korean War

By James Elphick

How American naval tech advanced during the Civil War

By Harold C. Hutchison

The ‘Kitten Marine’ of the Korean War passed away at age 90

By Eric Milzarski

The history of the Battle of Gettysburg in 4 minutes

By Harold C. Hutchison

This soldier took on enemy troops with the sword that took off his arm

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

Why a popular deployment medication caused crazy nightmares

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This entire room made of amber was stolen by Nazis before it disappeared forever

One of Cuba’s national heroes is an American Civil War veteran

By Blake Stilwell

Afghanistan War

4 ways you can tell the firefight in Afghanistan is over — for now

By Tim Kirkpatrick

US hero Pappy Boyington was on ‘To Tell the Truth’

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why this light machine gun was the worst standard-issue weapon ever

By Eric Milzarski

This is how a Bonaparte heir became a French resistance fighter in WWII

By Eric Milzarski

How unconventional tactics won the battle for Ramadi

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Why a simple fence is perfect armor on today’s battlefield

By Eric Milzarski

5 of the deadliest mercenary armies throughout history

The time a Nazi submarine captain nominated his enemy for the Victoria Cross

By Harold C. Hutchison

The M16 wasn’t the only rifle that needed cleaning

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why America’s first purpose-built nightfighter was named for a spider

By Harold C. Hutchison

How Vietnam-era gun cameras showed another side of the war

By Harold C. Hutchison

This designer might be the most important mind in American military history

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Army’s Caribou cargo plane supplied troops in Vietnam

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Marine Corps’ all-time top fighter plane was a Navy reject

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why Confederate soldiers are not considered ‘US veterans’

By Blake Stilwell

That time the US and Iran teamed up to fight the Taliban

By Blake Stilwell

How 3 paratroopers earned the Medal of Honor in Korea

By James Elphick

Afghanistan War

4 ways airmen party while deployed to Afghanistan

By Jacqlyn Cope

Two daring commandos made a bold New Year’s Eve recon mission

Here is how World War II rationing worked

By Harold C. Hutchison

A French resistance fighter escaped execution with the most impossible prison break

How a future president avoided being eaten by cannibals

By Blake Stilwell

The ‘Angel of the Battlefield’ changed how wounded and missing troops are treated

By Jacqlyn Cope

Here is why the Cheyenne failed to replace the Cobra

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time the Air Force went inverted over a Russian bomber

By The Aviationist

That time a Soviet citizen defected across the Korean DMZ

By James Elphick

This may be the origin of the ‘Dear John’ letter

By Eric Milzarski

That time ‘Fighting Dick’ fought ‘Fightin’ Dick’ at Antietam

By Eric Milzarski

This insane anti-aircraft gun chased the Israelis out of the sky

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the Army designed divisions to fight a nuclear war

By Harold C. Hutchison

“The Night Witches:” Daring Russian women in obsolete aircraft haunted the Nazis while they slept

By Casie Stilwell

The Navy actually had a training video on how to not kill your friends

By Harold C. Hutchison

This whiskey is a WWII victory, distilled