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escape from prison

Two POWs made a daring escape from prison just to relieve the boredom

civil war females

How female spies change the course of the Civil War

By Bethaney Phillips

Unconventional Green Beret tactics in Vietnam

By Jessica Evans

This WWII ammo box had some choice words for Hitler inside

This WWII ammo box had some choice words for Hitler inside

By Miguel Ortiz

Germany planned to bomb the U.S. from across the Atlantic with these massive planes

By Miguel Ortiz

This is one of the deadliest kamikaze attacks caught on film

This is one of the deadliest kamikaze attacks caught on film

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The ‘Phantom Division’ and 10 minutes that shortened World War II in Europe

The ‘Phantom Division’ and 10 minutes that shortened World War II in Europe

By James Elphick

How the P-51’s paper mache drop tanks changed WWII

british army short soldiers

The British Army in World War I fielded entire units of short kings

Today in military history: Robert E. Lee resigns from US Army after Virginia secedes from the Union

General von Steuben

Revolutionary War

The Battle of Stony Point shows just how good Baron von Steuben was at training soldiers

japanese aircraft carrier

The largest aircraft carrier sunk in WWII was hit by four torpedoes

Battle of Lexington

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: The American Revolution begins

presidential pardon

These are the top 5 military-related presidential pardons

miracle at dunkirk

This is how the ‘Miracle at Dunkirk’ saved World War II for the Allies

battle of leningrad

How the Red Army used blind Russians to defend Leningrad during World War II

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas and Napoleon

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas: The Black French general who stole Napoleon’s thunder

This is how the misfit crew of ‘Old 666’ became the most decorated in history

This is how the misfit crew of ‘Old 666’ became the most decorated in history

By James Elphick

The Soviet Union’s answer to the Abrams tank was a monster

world war ii battle

The battle that convinced German leaders they lost World War II

son tay prison memorial

History of the daring raid on Son Tay Prison

By Jessica Evans

battle of Chipyong-ni

Everything you need to know about the Battle of Chipyong-ni

By Jessica Evans

Hugh Francis Redmond, the ice cream spy

Today in history: The ‘Ice Cream Spy’ dies a mysterious death

By Jessica Evans

That time a Canadian invented an e-tool that doubled as a shield

That time a Canadian invented an e-tool that doubled as a shield

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This carrier pigeon saved a battalion in World War I

By James Elphick

Why the Union wore blue and Confederates wore gray Civil War uniforms

Why the Union wore blue and Confederates wore gray Civil War uniforms

This pilot has the most downs from WWII

This pilot has the most downs from WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

This war was started over a bucket

By Bethaney Phillips

These Japanese bombers attacked targets with rocket-propelled people

These Japanese bombers attacked targets with rocket-propelled people

pearl harbor attack

How the top brass actually tried to prevent Pearl Harbor attack

Juan Pujol Garcia sticker

This spy led Germans on a wild goose chase during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

This is the World War II history of the Foo Fighters

By Blake Stilwell

An Army officer disobeyed orders and stole four tanks to save 65 soldiers in Korea

An Army officer disobeyed orders and stole four tanks to save 65 soldiers in Korea

How the Red Army used cavalry to deadly effect on WWII’s Eastern Front

How the Red Army used cavalry to deadly effect on WWII’s Eastern Front

7 light tanks the Army used to operate

7 light tanks the Army used to operate

By Miguel Ortiz

worst military defeat

Revolutionary War

The United States worst military defeat came at the hands of native tribes

A fighter pilot shot his own fuel tanks mid-flight over Korea

This ridiculous WWI body armor somehow never managed to get fielded

This ridiculous WWI body armor somehow never managed to get fielded

By Eric Milzarski

The United Kingdom had special battalions for short soldiers in World War I

These dangerous Arctic convoys saved Russia during World War II

These dangerous Arctic convoys saved Russia during World War II

winter war Russian military history

The 5 biggest blunders in Russian military history

The surprising impact of weather on war

The secret to Napoleon’s ‘Old Guard’ was that they were actually really old

Virginia Hall: The woman in charge of a British spy network

By Bethaney Phillips

Battle of Antietam civil war painting

Today in military history: The Civil War begins

Why Robert E. Lee wasn’t hanged as a traitor after the Civil War

Why Robert E. Lee wasn’t hanged as a traitor after the Civil War

Only two Confederates were executed for war crimes during the Civil War

Only two Confederates were executed for war crimes during the Civil War

This future Medal of Honor recipient started a spy ring while held in Hanoi Hilton

This future Medal of Honor recipient started a spy ring while held in Hanoi Hilton

By Blake Stilwell

This WWII plane was frozen in ice like Captain America before being recovered

By Miguel Ortiz

The Chinese Communist Party had a mole in the US government for 37 years

This British tank crew survived 3 days trapped in No Man’s Land

By James Elphick

Great actors who served during the First World War

Great actors who served during the First World War

The Soviet spies who stole NASA’s Space Shuttle

The Soviet spies who stole NASA’s Space Shuttle

nazi leader assassination

This was one of the greatest assassinations of a Nazi leader

National Former POW Recognition Day

Why we honor National Former POW Recognition Day

By Jessica Evans

chicago blackhawks

Stanley Cup winning team traces its name back to World War I division

These were the weirdest military jobs of WWII

These were the weirdest military jobs of WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

The time Mount Vesuvius took out dozens of US bombers during WWII

The time Mount Vesuvius took out dozens of US bombers during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

How one pilot single-handedly changed the course of a battle – and maybe World War II

How one pilot single-handedly changed the course of a battle – and maybe World War II

How well do you know the Battle of Iwo Jima? Take this quiz

By Orvelin Valle

Repeating rifles ‘saved 1,000 lives’ in their combat debut

Repeating rifles ‘saved 1,000 lives’ in their combat debut

5 gutsy replies to enemy demands for surrender

5 gutsy replies to enemy demands for surrender

By Blake Stilwell

Bataan Death March

Today in military history: The Japanese take Bataan

When Britain’s top tank slaughtered America’s

When Britain’s top tank slaughtered America’s