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Captured Confederate ordnance at city point

This devastating bombing was courtesy of Confederate Secret Service

US lawmakers considered making it legal to pirate assets of Russian citizens

Fort Stedman lincoln

That time President Lincoln had front-row seats to a Confederate surprise attack

the gentle giant in vietnam

The ‘Gentle Giant’ of Vietnam was a Recon Marine known for underwater KA-BAR kills

Revolutionary War

Thousands of Russian troops almost fought the American Revolution

By Blake Stilwell

battle of wanat

Afghanistan War

The history of the Battle of Wanat

By Jessica Evans

Today in military history: Armistice ends the Korean War

Pilot bodies returned home after going missing in Vietnam 54 years ago

By Miguel Ortiz

1,000 bombers took part in largest World War II bombing raid

manned torpedoes in WWII

These were Britain’s ‘manned torpedoes’ in World War II

buffalo soldiers

The often forgotten Buffalo Soldiers must be remembered

william speakman

That time a British soldier held back 6,000 enemy troops with beer bottles

By Blake Stilwell

warsaw deportations

Today in military history: Nazis begin Warsaw deportations

battle of bull run

Today in military history: Battle of Bull Run

From the front lines to the fridge, the history of military meals

A Confederate veteran-turned-lawman shot the deadliest gunfighter in the Old West

free french commandos

The last of the Free French Commandos who landed at Normandy on D-Day dies at 100

French Foreign Legion camerone

The French Foreign Legion and what happened at the Battle of Camerone

By Jessica Evans

The National War Dog Cemetery is in the Pacific

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: ‘Mein Kampf’ is published

archduke ferdinand

Archduke Ferdinand owned a bulletproof vest. Why didn’t he wear it?

The US wanted to use hundreds of nukes to create an alternative to the Suez Canal

hitler nazis in south america

The secret, failed Nazi plan to make German colonies in South America

Fukushi Masaichi

The macabre tattoo collection destroyed in World War II

Was the Centurion tank too late for World War II?

This commander prepped for war by organizing a beard growing contest

By Blake Stilwell

Titanic officer

A brave Titanic officer somehow survived to rescue troops from Dunkirk

By Blake Stilwell

first atom bomb

Today in military history: Atom bomb successfully tested

A black and white photo of a biplane with a tank mounted underneath its fuselage. The tank has visible tracks and wheels, and the plane has a star insignia on its tail. The biplane has two sets of wings connected by struts and wires.

The Soviets tried to make a flying tank during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

This slave escaped to join the Union Navy then bought his former master’s house

By Blake Stilwell

All about the Kokoda Track Campaign in WWII

Soldiers wearing helmets and military uniforms advancing through a smoky battlefield with two tanks partially visible in the background. The scene appears intense and chaotic, with smoke and dust filling the air.

Today in military history: Largest tank battle in history ends

russia cluster munitions

Russia threatening to use cluster weapons. Here are 12 times they already have

sweden joining nato

Sweden joining NATO creates crisis for Russian Baltic Fleet

rich brown book

Book Review: Marine vet Rich Brown’s ‘On Violence and Varietals: Confessions of a Savage Somm’

By Nick Coffman

battle of fort negro

The tragic story of the Battle of Negro Fort

battle of the marne

World War I, France and the first Battle of the Marne

john wesley powell

This Civil War amputee led first expedition through the Grand Canyon

The Alaskan guardians of the North in World War II

Everything you need to know about the Battle of Chapultepec

By Jessica Evans

A military jet aircraft flying low over a densely forested area. The image is in black and white. The jet has swept wings and a streamlined fuselage.

The Air Force scored the world’s only supersonic air-to-air gun kill in Vietnam

A black and white portrait of a woman in a military uniform. She has short, wavy hair and is wearing glasses. Her uniform features several insignias and ribbons on the chest, indicating rank and achievements. She is looking directly at the camera with a composed expression.

Today in military history: First female officer in the US Army

This is the cop who inspired ‘Dirty Harry’ and ‘Bullitt’

By Blake Stilwell

The time that black troops battled American MPs in Britain during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

ernest hemingway

Today in military history: Ernest Hemingway wounded on the Italian Front

russia military coup

The Russian private military coup that lasted 24 hours

By Miguel Ortiz

A large missile mounted on a mobile launch platform, positioned at an angle ready for launch, with a forested background. The missile has a pointed nose cone and stabilizing fins at the rear. The image is in black and white.

This weapon killed more of its builders than its targets

By Miguel Ortiz

Four German World War II-era military aircraft flying in formation against a cloudy sky. The planes have twin engines and display the German cross insignia on their wings and fuselage. The image is in black and white.

Today in military history: Battle of Britain begins

Edouard Victor Michel Isaacs

This sailor stole intel from a German submarine and escaped a prison camp

an oil painting of men on horses fighting

When the Crimean War turned full FUBAR

By Jessica Evans

uss pennsylvania

This battleship was one of the first and last ships hit in World War II

The forgotten study that doomed thousands of Allied soldiers

Hitler’s greatest mistake might’ve been a U-boat purchase refusal

frozen conflict

5 Worldwide ‘frozen conflicts’ and why they’re important to the United States

japanese surrender

Why the US made Japan surrender on the deck of a massive battleship

operation red wings

Afghanistan War

How Operation Red Wings will forever be honored at the gym

By Jessica Evans

auxiliary army corps

Today in military history: British Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps Established

A historical painting depicting a group of men in 18th-century attire gathered in a large room. Several men stand around a table covered with documents, while others are seated or standing in the background. The room features two large doors, red drapes, and crossed flags with a drum hanging on the wall. The scene captures a formal moment of discussion or presentation.

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: America declares her independence

first american killed in korean war

Today in military history: First American killed in Korean War

general pickett

Today in military history: Pickett’s Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg

How the ‘Ghost Army’ tricked the enemy with theater tricks during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

A Japanese submarine is depicted cruising on the water at night with a mountainous coastline in the background. The submarine has a Japanese naval flag at the rear and a small conning tower with two figures visible. The water shows waves and reflections of light, and the sky is dotted with stars. There is Japanese text along the right side of the image.

The time Japanese submarines attacked California and Oregon during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

General Longstreet

Why one general takes the blame for the South losing at Gettysburg

war of 1812 veteran

A War of 1812 veteran saw the Battle of Gettysburg from his porch, then joined it

By Blake Stilwell