War History (Page 8)

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

Latest in War History

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Four: Beat the odds

By Miguel Ortiz

Afghanistan War

That time a mortar attack interrupted Toby Keith’s Kandahar USO concert

By Shannon Corbeil

It’s never too late to honor America’s Vietnam veterans

By Matt McAllister

‘Masters of the Air’ Part Three: A genius plan

By Miguel Ortiz

‘Masters of the Air’ deemed gripping, authentic by audiences everywhere

By Tessa Robinson

The indomitable spirit of the Zulu Warriors

By Jessica Evans

This 12-year-old boy became a Navy hero in World War II

The 4 most revolutionary types of armor throughout history

‘Masters of the Air’ review and reactions

By Shannon Corbeil

‘Masters of the Air’ Part One: A baptism by fire

By Miguel Ortiz

This attack plane turned the enemy into grease spots

By Harold C. Hutchison

This monster aircraft was the helicopter version of the AC-130 gunship

The Germans had their own mad general who rode into combat in a kilt

Norman Jewison, WWII veteran and 12-time Oscar winner, dead at 97

Operation Desert Shield was the ultimate show of global strength

By Jessica Evans

The US Senator who tried to kidnap the Kaiser

By Alex Zakrzewski

Operation Cyclone: The CIA’s covert program to arm the mujahideen

By Jessica Evans

‘Operation Anthropoid:’ The assassination of the Nazi Butcher of Prague

By Jessica Evans

‘Operation Gold:’ How an underground tunnel provided a treasure trove of Soviet secrets

By Jessica Evans

‘Operation Bolo’ was the ultimate bait and switch in the sky

By Jessica Evans

Revolutionary War

American leaders launched 3 fleets during the Revolution

The first female Navy gunnery officer was an Asian woman who joined during WWII

Revolutionary War

The last battle of the Revolution was off India in 1783

The ‘Boys in the Boat’ is a great and inspirational true story

20 NHL stars who served during World War II

Today in military history: The WWI Christmas truce

This is how POWs got playing cards with secret escape maps for Christmas

By Blake Stilwell

Jimmy Stewart: WWII vet, actor, American patriot

Lt. Col. John Pardo of ‘Pardo’s Push’ fame dies at 89

By Miguel Ortiz

Taylor Swift honors grandfather’s WWII service with song ‘epiphany’

By Tessa Robinson

Bob Gunton: From the front lines of Vietnam to ‘Shawshank Redemption,’ an incredible life

Eugene Sledge: ‘Sledgehammer’ and the ‘Old Breed in Hell’ from WWII

By Jim Fletcher

Where the National Gallery hid America’s treasures after Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

December 7, 1941, will live in infamy, but December 8 proved to have the most impact for Americans

By Matthew Benedetti

Norman Lear, World War II veteran, mogul TV producer dies at 101

Travis Kelce’s grandfather was shot down 3 times during WWII

By Tessa Robinson

This British attack was the blueprint for Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

The one vote against war with Japan after Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

Revolutionary War

How a teenage girl with an ‘apron full of gunpowder’ won the Siege of Fort Henry

15 Medals of Honor awarded at Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

7 other Japanese attacks on December 7, 1941

By Miguel Ortiz

9 times a submarine sank an aircraft carrier

This Marine was the ‘American Sniper’ of The Vietnam War

By Blake Stilwell

That time we almost launched the atomic bomb on North Korea

By Jessica Manfre

The ‘Cult of the Offensive’ was your grandfather’s ‘Violence of Action’

Captain America’s Army unit was real… and it’s still active

By Miguel Ortiz

One of the world’s most famous Soviet defectors has passed

A fighter pilot rammed a German bomber to save Buckingham Palace

Why military leaders knew World War I would be terrible

That time the CIA tried to topple Castro

By Jessica Evans

Revolutionary War

The French army and navy that saved America’s bacon

Why the Union Army fielded a unit of Confederate defectors against Native tribes

Why Walter Cronkite and 7 other journalists attended aerial gunnery school

By Miguel Ortiz

This was one of the worst assignments in World War II

Why US destroyed last of its chemical weapons supply

Today in military history: Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg

Discovery’s ‘Expedition Unknown’ seeks to recover 200 lost American heroes

Today in military history: Sherman begins infamous march to the sea

A man found a piece of a V-2 rocket in his cheek 77 years later

Top 5 deadliest chemical weapons ever created

This panzer counterattack actually reached Normandy beaches

The first nuclear bomber became a tanker for fighter jets

By Miguel Ortiz

The 5 most ingenious weapons ever created for combat

Today in military history: Vietnam War Memorial dedicated