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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

world war ii bomber b-26

This is the most battle-hardened bomber of World War II

saigon evacuation

Today in military history: US evacuates Saigon

This time-tested battleship survived two World Wars and fired the opening shots on D-Day

Here’s how war called for the invention of canning

By Bethaney Phillips

Bomb Canadian Tank

This Canadian tank was the most reliable tank in World War II

Here’s how North Korea thinks the Korean War started

The crazy tactic Finland used to root out and kill Soviet snipers

battle of leyte gulf ceremony

The Battle of Leyte Gulf screw up that actually saved America in the Philippines

Virginia Hall was the most wanted spy of WWII

By Megan Harless

battle of stalingrad

This building in Stalingrad became the Russian version of The Alamo in World War II

50 WWII ships sank during the battle for Guadalcanal

By James Elphick

This hero WWII destroyer was reached in the world’s deepest shipwreck dive

By Miguel Ortiz

females in the military

Civil War through WWII: How female roles have evolved in the military

By Bethaney Phillips

Battle of the Somme: The bloodiest day in British military history

Battle of the Somme: The bloodiest day in British military history

ghost soldiers iraq

The corrupt use of ‘Ghost Soldiers’ in the Iraq War

By Jessica Evans

military meals SOS shit on a shingle

5 meals that won wars (and how to make them)

By Blake Stilwell

John David McIntyre Former Army Pfc

Russia used a US military veteran in its propaganda war against Ukraine

A sailor snuck ‘Remember Pearl Harbor’ onto Tojo’s dentures before his war crime trial

Revolutionary War

These are the 7 finest moments in Army history

How the FBI busted the largest-ever spy ring in the United States

David Hackworth

Always a Rebel: Col. David Hackworth revisited

How the first ‘night vision’ scope turned the tide against Japan on Okinawa

arlington national cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery was owned by General Lee and confiscated for back taxes

By Bethaney Phillips

This policeman survived bayonet wounds and torture to save the Marines at Guadalcanal

By Blake Stilwell

A real-life James Bond almost played James Bond – then he disappeared

japanese hell ship

Why Japanese transports carrying POWs were called ‘Hell Ships’

These WWII soldiers were stationed at Disney

By Bethaney Phillips

“The Battle of Brisbane” was a drunken WWII brawl between the US and Australia

“The Battle of Brisbane” was a drunken WWII brawl between the US and Australia

By Blake Stilwell

escape from prison

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

Unconventional Green Beret tactics in Vietnam

By Jessica Evans

A wooden crate with a metal door labeled "TI100 350 CARTRIDGES CAL. 50 IN CARTONS A.P.I M8 LOT D.M. 21170" on the left side. On the right side, a close-up of a data card titled "OGDEN ARSENAL DATA CARD" showing details for a cartridge labeled "A.P.I. CALIBER .50, M8" with the number "DM 20180," the year "1944," and the code "RPKD-0A-1944.

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

A black and white photo of an aircraft carrier at sea with a plane launching a missile or rocket that is visible in mid-air above the ship. The ocean is calm, and another ship is faintly visible in the background on the left side.

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