War History (Page 59)

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

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This American comedy legend defused land mines in World War II

By Paul Szoldra

The Japanese army had a ‘kill 100 people with a sword’ contest in 1937

That time the Nazis built a gigantic plane that could haul 95,000 pounds of gear

By Paul Szoldra

That time Nixon wanted commies to think he was crazy enough to nuke them

By Blake Stilwell

32 times when the US military screwed up with nukes

By Blake Stilwell

A ‘ghost train’ lost in World War II with 300 tons of gold may have been found

This horse racing track used to be a WWII Japanese Internment Camp

By Blake Stilwell

Every American war summed up in a sentence

6 of the wildest top secret spy missions of World War II

The story of the last American to die in World War II

By Paul Szoldra

The most iconic World War II planes

The 5 military laws that nearly everyone breaks

Amazing WWII photographs you’ve never seen before

This was the US Navy’s cutting-edge stealth ship

World War II ended 70 years ago — here’s the planned US invasion of Japan that never happened

That time the Nazis invaded the US in 1942

Afghanistan War

The Taliban surrendered after hearing this female airman’s voice (and getting hit with high explosives)

This recent HBO documentary shows previously-unseen footage from the Holocaust

By Blake Stilwell

This World War II hero was shot multiple times and still managed to destroy three machine gun nests

Afghanistan War

The most important battlefield innovation is not a weapon

The crazy story of how Russia snuck a vast nuclear arsenal onto America’s doorstep

Meet the rebel kids who danced in defiance of the Nazis

The 4 most amazing escapes in military history

Here’s why Japan doesn’t hate the US after dropping the bomb (twice)

By Orvelin Valle

The longest wars in history

The 13 best examples of technology civilians got from the military

The B-17 Flying Fortress debuted exactly 80 years ago — here’s its legacy

The Pentagon wants armed citizens to stop standing outside of recruiting centers

By Paul Szoldra

The CIA built a secret and groundbreaking mobile text messaging system in the late 1970s

Here’s what would happen if every US state declared war on each other

The 5 most bizarre weapons of World War II

10 things you didn’t know about Hitler

By Orvelin Valle

11 military propaganda posters that are surprisingly convincing

By Orvelin Valle

27 unsung WWII heroes most people have never heard of

John McCain describes what it was like to be a war prisoner in Vietnam

A Marine explains why people love the film ‘Full Metal Jacket’ so much

These are the military’s jaw-dropping propaganda posters against WWII soldiers’ real enemy: STDs

Hollywood may shoot a movie on the fight for Fallujah — written by an Army vet

Afghanistan War

These wounded Marines hunted the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now they hunt child predators online.

The tragically powerful story behind the lone German who refused to give Hitler the Nazi salute

That time when nuclear weapons were at your local airport

This man is the only US Coast Guard recipient of the Medal of Honor

Why George Takei loves the country that betrayed him

By Blake Stilwell

This Vietnam-era wounded warrior heads ‘the most unique memorial ever built’

By Blake Stilwell

9 times when cartoons were used to spread military propaganda

Legendary WWII Gen. Carl Spaatz offered great advice to military leaders — and it still rings true today

By Blake Stilwell

Project goes into the woods with ‘off the grid’ veterans

By Blake Stilwell

A new Civil War film tells the true story of the southerner who seceded from the Confederacy

By Paul Szoldra

A book published in 513 B.C. predicted exactly how the Vietnam War would play out

By Orvelin Valle

A 78-year-old German man was hiding a full-size tank in his basement

By Paul Szoldra

Revolutionary War

The 4 female spies who shaped the American revolution

This Army veteran uses powerful images to show the realities of war

Afghanistan War

This combat controller kept taking it to the enemy after he was shot in the chest

That time the US Army attacked veterans because they wanted their benefits

This father-son team invaded Africa and Normandy together

39 horrible technical errors in ‘GI Jane’

By Paul Szoldra

Here’s a video of soldiers trying to march after getting stoned on LSD

Top 10 American Civil War Movies

By August Dannehl

This shocking video illustrates the huge number of WWII fatalities

By Paul Szoldra

Afghanistan War

This single Afghan battle resulted in 10 Silver Stars and an Air Force Cross

Here’s what America would be like if the Nazis and Japanese had won WWII

D-Day: The story behind the largest amphibious assault in history

This crucial 1942 naval battle was captured on film by a Hollywood director

By Paul Szoldra

35 technical errors in ‘Rules of Engagement’

By Paul Szoldra