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tear down berlin wall

Today in military history: Reagan challenges Gorbachev to tear down Berlin Wall

How an Army captain invented blood banks during WWI

uss indianapolis

A sixth grade history project exonerated the captain of the USS Indianapolis

By Blake Stilwell

radomes cold war history

A piece of forgotten Cold War history

By Megan Harless

german u boat lake michigan

There’s a German U-boat at the bottom of Lake Michigan

By Blake Stilwell

Why the trench knife was the most stupidly awesome weapon ever issued

By Eric Milzarski

Seven soldiers in uniform sit closely together in a small wooden boat named "Mathilde," each holding a glass of beer. The boat has signs reading "Greetings from the Rhine," "RUM," and "Bound for Blighty." The background shows a painted scenic landscape with mountains and a river.

The reason why some beer bottles are green dates back to World War II

A black and white photograph of a military transport aircraft flying over a mountainous landscape. The aircraft has four propeller engines and displays a U.S. Air Force star insignia on its fuselage. The tail number "559" is visible on the vertical stabilizer. The image captures the plane in mid-flight with rugged mountains and a partly cloudy sky in the background.

How an airman shot down a Japanese fighter from the cockpit over the Himalayas

Mark Twain quit his Confederate Ranger unit before the Civil War ever reached him

7 crazy facts you didn’t know about D-Day

7 crazy facts you didn’t know about D-Day

A concrete bunker partially covered with grass, featuring a large dark green double door and a smaller adjacent door. The bunker has several small ventilation pipes on top and is surrounded by a grassy field with a paved path in front. The sky is overcast.

How 150 British Paratroopers seized a fortified artillery battery on D-Day

By James Elphick

coast guard on the english channel

This Coastie crossed the English Channel 10 times on D-Day

By Blake Stilwell

italy mussolini

Today in military history: Italy declares war on Britain and France

battle of chosin reservoir

A guide to the Battle of Chosin Reservoir

By Jessica Evans

general cornwallis

Revolutionary War

Who was Lord Charles Cornwallis?

By Jessica Evans

Why D-Day changed the course of WWII

By Jessica Evans

weather normandy france

D-Day: The weather forecast that liberated a continent

russian military

5 more of the biggest blunders in Russian military history

just war theory World War I Red Cross Poster

Afghanistan War

Warfare ethics: ‘Just war theory’ explained

By Jessica Evans

A Hollywood director explains what it was like to film soldiers fighting in Afghanistan

Afghanistan War

A Hollywood director explains what it was like to film soldiers fighting in Afghanistan

By Orvelin Valle

Why the pilot who dropped the bomb on Hiroshima doesn’t have a grave

By Blake Stilwell

sunken warships

These important tools are made from sunken warships

model 299 aircraft

This clever advertising doomed thousands of aviators

battle of cross keys

Today in military history: Confederates score victory in Battle of Cross Keys

Military war crimes: When war breaks the rules

By Jessica Evans

‘Tokyo Rose’ claimed she was trying to undermine Japanese propaganda in World War II

Revolutionary War

Why this French nobleman’s Paris gravesite is filled with dirt from Massachusetts

8 awesome enlisted leaders depicted in war movies

By Tim Kirkpatrick

battle of midway

Today in military history: Battle of Midway ends

intel gathering

These are America’s top military intelligence gathering operations

By Jessica Evans

battle of belleau wood painting

A history of the Battle of Belleau Wood

By Jessica Evans

Meet the United States Navy officer who saved Midway

By Harold C. Hutchison

shermans bow ties troops

Sherman’s bow ties were an ultimate ‘screw you’ to the South

Today in military history: D-Day Allies land in Normandy

This is how Patton smashed his way out of Normandy

By James Elphick

Why it was a bad idea for Army officers to complain to President Teddy Roosevelt

By Blake Stilwell

marine corps first amphibious landing

Revolutionary War

The Marine Corps’ first amphibious landing came during the American Revolution

By Blake Stilwell

stealth technology

Did you know a Soviet physicist is behind all of America’s stealth technology?

north korea history

How North Korea was built and molded by the Soviet Union

gouzenko affair

The Gouzenko Affair was the most shocking Soviet defection to the West

The slave who stole a confederate ship and sailed his way to freedom

Battle of Midway

Today in military history: Battle of Midway begins

military history

The 5 most demoralizing tactics used in recent military history

colonel charles young

Here’s why Colonel Young rode 450 miles to get a new Army rank

By Blake Stilwell

vietnam war helmet

Why troops in Vietnam could write on their helmets

By Blake Stilwell

Thousands more died so World War I would end at 1100

artillery strike

That time a soldier saved the day by calling an artillery strike on himself

By James Elphick

Russian tank crews have a history of using this insane tank battle tactic

Special Operations Executive

Sabotage and subversion: How secret agents helped win WWII

chappy sinclair

The real-life ‘Chappy’ Sinclair from Iron Eagle was an Air Force legend

By Miguel Ortiz

when did civil war end

Today in military history: The American Civil War ends

The German convoy attack that helped lead to the Cold War

miles city army air corps b-17

Why the Air Force bombed Montana during World War II

5 things you didn’t know about the Battle of Belleau Wood

By Tim Kirkpatrick

battle of belleau wood

This is how a Marine Expeditionary Brigade would fight the Battle of Belleau Wood today

By Harold C. Hutchison

chemical weapons accord

Today in military history: US and Soviets sign pact to destroy chemical weapons

Bicycle history

Japan’s secret WWII weapon you played with as a kid

british vietnam

The British fought in Vietnam alongside Gurkhas, Indians, and Japanese POWs – and won

benedict arnold

Revolutionary War

4 amazing things Benedict Arnold did before becoming a traitor

hms thunderbolt

The HMS Thunderbolt was lost with almost all hands, twice

first memorial day

Today in military history: First Memorial Day observance is held

Il-2M at MAKS air show

This Soviet-made aircraft was the biggest challenge for Nazi fighter pilots

Lyndon B. Johnson

The unreported reason why LBJ didn’t run for a second term during the Vietnam War

roosevelt family

A Roosevelt was the only soldier disabled for the same wound in two wars