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trench broom weapon

This awesome ‘trench broom’ terrified Germans in both World Wars

Britain’s V bombers and Blue Steel missiles were beasts

Afghanistan War

Operation Whalers was the Marine Corps’ payback after Operation Red Wings

By Miguel Ortiz

silver star women

These 6 women earned the Silver Star for valor in war

By Harold C. Hutchison

bicycle brigade

The last charge of the bicycle brigade

pancakes japanese wwii

That time pancakes helped fight the Japanese in WWII

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is what it took to be a U-boat ace in WWII

By Harold C. Hutchison

A black-and-white portrait of a man in a military uniform and cap is inset within a red circular border. In the background, there are four lit red candles on a wooden surface. In the foreground, a Soviet military star medal with a soldier emblem and Cyrillic text is placed next to a black and orange striped ribbon, known as the Ribbon of Saint George. The setting has a somber and commemorative atmosphere.

How a Marine single-handedly fought off an entire Japanese regiment at Guadalcanal

p-47 thunderbolt

Thunderbolts and Typhoons: Allied answer to the German Panzers of WWII

atomic cannon test

The Atomic Cannon was a thing during the Cold War

By Orvelin Valle

Did you know that WWI began among cousins?

By Bethaney Phillips

Battle of Alamance main

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: Battle of Alamance preludes Revolutionary War

Why was Germany blamed for World War I?

This is why Germany gets blamed for starting World War I

By Blake Stilwell

navy flying boat

The Navy’s first air-to-air kill of WWII wasn’t scored by a fighter

By Miguel Ortiz

bataan death march

This POW led over 3,000 guerrillas after escaping the Bataan Death March

How brave World War II-era pilots flew the now-classic C-47

By Harold C. Hutchison

civil war artillery

How the Civil War revolutionized artillery

That time a dangling paratrooper was rescued by open-top biplane

stalingrad battle

Watch this rare footage from the Battle of Stalingrad

By Tim Kirkpatrick

mabry trench knife

This commander cleared a minefield with his trench knife to save his men

ancient warriors

How ancient warriors fought wars

By Jessica Evans

cockleshell heroes

The daring operation of the legendary Cockleshell heroes

By Jessica Evans

4 eerily accurate things the OSS predicted about Hitler during WWII

A historical painting depicting four men in 18th-century attire, three seated and one standing. The seated men wear powdered wigs and formal coats, with one holding a rolled document. The standing man also holds a rolled document. The background features a draped green curtain and a partially visible architectural element. The right side of the painting is unfinished or faded, leaving a large blank space.

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: Treaty of Paris formally ends Revolutionary War

The World War II commander who helped John Wayne make an iconic war movie

The World War II commander who helped John Wayne make an iconic war movie

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why the UH-1 Huey became a symbol of the Vietnam War

This is why the UH-1 Huey became a symbol of the Vietnam War

By Harold C. Hutchison

See what it was like to fight in a WWII Sherman tank

See what it was like to fight in a WWII Sherman tank

us war on mexico

Today in military history: US declares war on Mexico

spies took out rainbow warrior

5 spies that creatively destroyed the enemy

Winston Churchill

Today in military history: Winston Churchill becomes prime minister as Germany invades

That time a British pilot deflected a flying bomb with his wing

fuzzy wuzzy angels new guinea

The ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel’ natives of New Guinea never gave up on Allied soldiers

Tomoya Kawakita treason

The last American convicted of treason served Japan during World War II

The barely successful inventor who pioneered repeating rifles

The barely successful inventor who pioneered repeating rifles

James Bond is based on Ian Fleming’s real-world experiences in World War II

James Bond is based on Ian Fleming’s real-world experiences in World War II

By James Elphick

The secret battle of Lima Site 85

By Jessica Evans

revolutionary war Reenactors

Revolutionary War

American and Scottish Revolutionary War soldiers from Battle of Camden honored together

By Miguel Ortiz

quisling traitors

The collaborator whose name became a synonym for traitors

How the telephone helped pay for America’s 20th century wars

This is how Julius Caesar started a civil war

This is how Julius Caesar started a civil war

You could lose your boat for looting shipwrecks in American waters

You could lose your boat for looting shipwrecks in American waters

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why the US military gave GPS away for free

This is why the US military gave GPS away for free

operation neptune spear

Afghanistan War

Unseen Valor: Operation Neptune Spear

doolittle raiders

Doolittle Raid: That time America clapped back in WWII

By Jessica Evans

naval battle painting

This naval battle helped set the stage for two world wars

By Stephen Carlson

How this brave Marine saved the day at Tarawa Atoll

By Frank Jastrzembski

Iranian fanatics tried to spark a war with the US during Desert Storm

Iranian fanatics tried to spark a war with the US during Desert Storm

By Blake Stilwell

That time Jim Webb killed a guy who threw a grenade at him

That time Jim Webb killed a guy who threw a grenade at him

By Blake Stilwell

A man in a gray suit is placing a medal around the neck of a young soldier in a military uniform. The soldier is wearing a brown uniform with a blue ribbon medal, rank insignia on his sleeve, and various badges on his chest. In the background, several people in military uniforms and civilian clothing are seated, watching the ceremony outdoors.

Today in military history: Desmond Doss rescues 75 casualties one-by-one at Okinawa

Revolutionary War

The first secretary of war may have been America’s greatest blue falcon

british tanks with pigeons

Why the first British tanks and bombers had pigeons on the crew

Today in military history: 173rd Airborne Brigade deploys to Vietnam

That time an admiral used his own Navy Cross to decorate a hero

That time an admiral used his own Navy Cross to decorate a hero

mig alley korean war

This is why ‘MiG Alley’ was one of the deadliest places on Earth

By Harold C. Hutchison

battle of marjah

Afghanistan War

Into the heart of darkness: The bloody Battle of Marjah

By Jessica Evans

neil roberts operation anaconda

Afghanistan War

The recon mission resulting in Neil Roberts’ ultimate sacrifice

By Jessica Evans

first black paratroopers

These were America’s first black paratroopers

20 rare and weird facts about World War II

20 rare and weird facts about World War II

The tragic lesson of the Dieppe Raid

By Jessica Evans

Today in military history: U-2 spy plane is shot down

The ship that sailed almost 3,000 miles from the torpedo that killed it

tank battle sculpture

One of the world’s largest-ever tank battles was between India and Pakistan

That time the Army let loose a plague of feral camels on the Wild West

That time the Army let loose a plague of feral camels on the Wild West

By Eric Milzarski

How to fire a World War II bazooka

By Harold C. Hutchison