War History (Page 7)

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

Latest in War History

This 80th anniversary Battle of Iwo Jima watch has actual sand from the island

By Miguel Ortiz

Why the Civil War battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack was so epic

By Blake Stilwell

5 reasons why John Bell Hood was the worst Civil War general

By Blake Stilwell

World War II veteran responsible for Mattel, Barbie, Hot Wheels, He-Man, Polly Pocket and more

Warren Upton, oldest Pearl Harbor survivor, dies at 105

By Miguel Ortiz

Dick Van Dyke, World War II Army Air Corps veteran and Hollywood icon, turns 99!

The ‘unluckiest’ U-boat of World War II couldn’t even sink itself

Jonathan Winters, top-level comedian and voice actor, served as a US Marine in WWII

WWII airman’s remains positively identified 80 years after final mission

By Tessa Robinson

New WWII exhibit opens in Miami Beach

By Tessa Robinson

99-year-old WWII veteran honored at Grand Ole Opry’s 99th birthday celebration

Navajo Code Talker John Kinsel Sr. passes away at 107

By Miguel Ortiz

50 years ago, he saved a team in Vietnam. Now, he’s trying to find them.

Lucille Ball exposed a World War II Japanese spy plot with her dental fillings

WWII Veteran Frank Herbert broke new ground in science fiction with the ‘Dune’ books

Today in military history: Soviet Union captures Romania

Operation Gunnerside: The most successful sabotage of WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

Today in military history: US pilots get green light to destroy anti-aircraft targets

How machine guns on World War I biplanes never hit the propeller

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Armistice ends the Spanish-American War

Today in military history: US drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki

Today in military history: Soviets declare war on Japan

Today in military history: US forces invade Guadalcanal

Today in military history: Union victory at Mobile Bay

Today in military history: Nixon Doctrine is announced

Today in military history: Brits launch Operation Gomorrah against Nazis

Bob Newhart, comedy legend and US Army veteran passes at 94

Two Civil War soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Great Locomotive Chase

By Miguel Ortiz

Before Willie Mays was a World Series champion, he served in the Army

Why the Sherman tank was nicknamed ‘death trap’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

That time American and Russian tanks faced off in a divided Berlin

The ‘Great Raid’ liberated more than 500 POWs

By Jessica Evans

The oldest man at D-Day earned the Medal of Honor

The poem that launched D-Day for the French Resistance

Why German General Wilhelm Falley ran right into paratroopers on D-Day

These watches have actual pieces of D-Day history in them

By Miguel Ortiz

World War II parachute wedding gowns inspire modern couture

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Revolutionary War

Tun Tavern, birthplace of the Marine Corps, to be rebuilt

By Miguel Ortiz

This top-secret bomber spied on Americans in Normandy

Revolutionary War

How privateering worked in the American Revolution

This World War II ace shot down 19 enemy planes in just 6 missions

Aerial gunner Loyce Edward Deen was the only sailor buried at sea inside his aircraft

By Blake Stilwell

The real story behind John F. Kennedy’s Purple Heart

By Orvelin Valle

Exclusive premiere: National Geographic honors WWII’s ‘erased’ heroes

By Tessa Robinson

New action-comedy, ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,’ is based on declassified files of the British War Department

By Tessa Robinson

This submachine gun looked homemade, but it killed lots of Nazis

4 of the weirdest things the Nazis ever did

Airmen volunteered to repair a WWII B-29 Superfortress … and it’s going to fly again

By Tessa Robinson

This B-29 is the only bomber to become a jet ace

By Miguel Ortiz

WATM Exclusive: ‘The Bloody Hundredth’s’ Emmy Award-winning director on the untold stories of WWII

Jamie Farr: 10 Questions with MAS*H star and famed actor

The Battle of Khe Sanh: 77 days of combat in Vietnam

By Jessica Evans

‘Sheep Dipping’ is the worst name for the military’s best covert ops job

By Blake Stilwell

Clark Gable’s biggest fan was … Adolph Hitler?

Band of Brothers cast members who found fame

By Miguel Ortiz

The most successful submarine commander ever was captured by the Japanese

How Apple TV+ followed ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘The Pacific’ with ‘Masters of the Air’

By Miguel Ortiz

Why the M1 Garand’s ammo capacity was reduced from 10 to 8 bullets

By Miguel Ortiz

Revolutionary War

6 things you didn’t know about the Declaration of Independence

By Megan Harless

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Eight: Trying hard

By Miguel Ortiz

Why Soviet troops boiled their bullets

By Miguel Ortiz

How Hannibal Barca took on the world

By Jessica Evans

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Seven: Punching through

By Miguel Ortiz

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Five: The Chant

By Miguel Ortiz