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battle of stalingrad

Everything you need to know about the Battle of Stalingrad

By Jessica Evans

How tanks used to be assigned a gender at birth

Union troops changed the words to ‘Dixie’ to make fun of the South

Union troops changed the words to ‘Dixie’ to make fun of the South

By Blake Stilwell

10 years later: Iconic Thanksgiving Parade at FOB Shank Afghanistan, remembered

Afghanistan War

10 years later: Iconic Thanksgiving Parade at FOB Shank Afghanistan, remembered

By Miguel Ortiz

One of the most lopsided surrenders in military history

These were the helicopters of World War II

These were the helicopters of World War II

Today in military history: USAF pilot, James Fleming, rescues Green Berets

Today in military history: USAF pilot, James Fleming, rescues Green Berets

19 pictures of troops braving the cold that will make you thankful to be indoors

19 pictures of troops braving the cold that will make you thankful to be indoors

By Orvelin Valle

banzai charge cannon

This was one of the most terrifying banzai charges of WWII

Khalkhin Gol battle

Khalkhin Gol: The battle that caused Pearl Harbor

How RAF pilots kept fighting the day they were shot down in World War II

These 4 female soldiers concealed their gender in order to fight

Revolutionary War

These 4 female soldiers concealed their gender in order to fight

By Bethaney Phillips

The Confederates may have lost the Civil War due to one inept officer

The Confederates may have lost the Civil War due to one inept officer

Audie Murphy: To hell and back, over and over again

By Jim Fletcher

The insanely simple reason Lord Nelson revolutionized naval warfare

Revolutionary War

The insanely simple reason Lord Nelson revolutionized naval warfare

America’s first Code Talkers were Choctaw soldiers during WWI

By Miguel Ortiz

disney military insignias

Disney drew 1,200 insignias for the military during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

This Air Force Superfortress completed the first nonstop flight around the world

By Miguel Ortiz

This is why 3/2 Marines call themselves ‘the Betio Bastards’

This is why 3/2 Marines call themselves ‘the Betio Bastards’

By James Elphick

The story of Thomas Norris, a forgotten Navy SEAL

The story of Thomas Norris, a forgotten Navy SEAL

By Jessica Evans

Vietnam vet talks Agent Orange and a brotherhood among fellow veterans

Vietnam vet talks Agent Orange and a brotherhood among fellow veterans

By Bethaney Phillips

That time crocodiles decided the outcome of a World War II battle

The Battle of the Somme

Today in military history: Battle of the Somme ends

This one-of-a-kind installation protected America’s nuclear arsenal during the Cold War

This one-of-a-kind installation protected America’s nuclear arsenal during the Cold War

By Miguel Ortiz

sanctioned country

The 5 most sanctioned countries in the world

Pickett's charge

3 Important factors that led to Pickett’s Charge and the end of the Confederacy

Serbia floating museum

Serbia restored the ship that fired the first shots of WWI as a museum

By Miguel Ortiz

twins reunited after WWII

How a high school history project reunited twins 74 years after their WII casualties

By Bethaney Phillips

How 3 soldiers saved an abandoned newborn baby during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

alaska pacific world war ii

How the battles of Attu and Kiska in Alaska set the stage for Allied victory in the Pacific

By Matthew Benedetti

How the Condor Legion signaled a new phase of warfare in WWII prologue

By Matthew Benedetti

pearl harbor survivor conducting

Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Emond broke his own record as the ‘World’s Oldest Conductor’

By Miguel Ortiz

Ia Drang Valley

Today in military history: Major battle in the la Drang Valley

This is how American pilots used drop tanks as bombs during WWII

This is how American pilots used drop tanks as bombs during WWII

Indian soldiers

Afghanistan War

21 Indian soldiers made a glorious last stand against Afghan rebels

That time Russian troops repelled Germans with just their mangled faces

That time Russian troops repelled Germans with just their mangled faces

By Tim Kirkpatrick

7 reasons why Obi-wan Kenobi was basically Ulysses S. Grant

7 reasons why Obi-wan Kenobi was basically Ulysses S. Grant

By Eric Milzarski

gigantic bv 238 flying boat

This flying boat was the heaviest aircraft of WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

5 Old-time celebrity favorites who wanted to join the OSS

5 Old-time celebrity favorites who wanted to join the OSS

By Blake Stilwell

That time ocean liners fought an old-time naval battle

That time ocean liners fought an old-time naval battle

By Blake Stilwell

6 Cold War sites you can visit in America

6 Cold War sites you can visit in America

By Jessica Evans

The British military actually had an effective plan in 1776

Revolutionary War

The British military actually had an effective plan in 1776

By Harold C. Hutchison

World War II: A Black American soldier’s journal

major of marines

These 4 Marines killed so many Germans, the Nazis thought they were an allied battalion

This MoH recipient had the most impressive last stand at Heartbreak Ridge

This MoH recipient had the most impressive last stand at Heartbreak Ridge

By Eric Milzarski

A single French airplane bombed Berlin before the fall of France

A single French airplane bombed Berlin before the fall of France

russian military

A former Soviet military officer describes how bad the Russian military actually is

This WWII landing craft found new life as a gunboat in the Vietnam War

By Miguel Ortiz

battle of yorktown surrender

Revolutionary War

The complete history of the Battle of Yorktown

By Jessica Evans

This Coast Guardsman saved a Navy base during the Vietnam War

This Coast Guardsman saved a Navy base during the Vietnam War

By Blake Stilwell

second battle of fallujah

Afghanistan War

Everything you need to know about the Second Battle of Fallujah

By Jessica Evans

Godzilla exists thanks to this Japanese prisoner of war

Godzilla exists thanks to this Japanese prisoner of war

That time a Nazi captain recommended HMS Glowworm captain for the Victoria Cross

That time a Nazi captain recommended HMS Glowworm captain for the Victoria Cross

This is how Vietnam almost became a protectorate of the US

This is how Vietnam almost became a protectorate of the US

By Blake Stilwell

This mayor saved his town by drinking three liters of wine at once

This mayor saved his town by drinking three liters of wine at once

By Blake Stilwell

cultural mannerisms

5 cultural mannerisms troops brought back from fighting the enemy

This is the Communists’ perfectly-bred military working dog

This is the Communists’ perfectly-bred military working dog

By Blake Stilwell

kapaun sainthood

This Korean War chaplain is on his way to sainthood

By Bethaney Phillips

wwii-fiction main

These are the top WWII fiction reads this year

By Bethaney Phillips

6 things to know about the Gallic Wars

6 things to know about the Gallic Wars

fred galvin mighty 25

Afghanistan War

MIGHTY 25: Retired Marine Corps Major Fred Galvin fights for justice

By Jessica Manfre

Afghanistan War

MIGHTY 25: Tim Jensen is more than a Grunt Style Marine

By Jessica Manfre

This is why wine was a warrior’s drink for most of history

When desertion is a death sentence

By Brittany Sulc