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This pilot crashed his plane into the guns that shot him down

This pilot crashed his plane into the guns that shot him down

3 awesome movie weapons that would actually get their users killed

3 awesome movie weapons that would actually get their users killed

By Alex Hollings

This is the biggest victory Native Americans scored against the colonials

Revolutionary War

This is the biggest victory Native Americans scored against the colonials

By Blake Stilwell

America’s secret supersonic spy drones flew over China in the 1960s

America’s secret supersonic spy drones flew over China in the 1960s

By Alex Hollings

Here’s the most influential US general you’ve never heard of

Here’s the most influential US general you’ve never heard of

By Stephen Carlson

A Medal of Honor recipient tore his way through Vietnam while being stalked by a tiger

A Medal of Honor recipient tore his way through Vietnam while being stalked by a tiger

Last WWII Medal of Honor recipient, Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, passes away at 98

Last WWII Medal of Honor recipient, Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams, passes away at 98

By Miguel Ortiz

The real man behind the fake body used in ‘Operation Mincemeat’

The real man behind the fake body used in ‘Operation Mincemeat’

How one Soviet agent single-handedly changed the course of World War II

How one Soviet agent single-handedly changed the course of World War II

This Medal of Honor citation reads like an action movie plot

This Medal of Honor citation reads like an action movie plot

This was the Air Force’s super fighter that never flew

This was the Air Force’s super fighter that never flew

These warriors were the ‘Leper Knights’ of the Crusader Kingdoms

These warriors were the ‘Leper Knights’ of the Crusader Kingdoms

The only sitting US Congressman killed in combat died in the Civil War

The only sitting US Congressman killed in combat died in the Civil War

The KGB’s Alpha Group left terrorists in fear of the Soviet Union

Afghanistan War

The KGB’s Alpha Group left terrorists in fear of the Soviet Union

The ‘last casualty of the Civil War’ died of his wounds in 1914

The ‘last casualty of the Civil War’ died of his wounds in 1914

Why the enemy should have brought a battalion to kill this soldier

Why the enemy should have brought a battalion to kill this soldier

By Blake Stilwell

How Green Berets earned the nickname ‘snake eaters’ and how it helped them in Vietnam

How Green Berets earned the nickname ‘snake eaters’ and how it helped them in Vietnam

The Army Chief learned about Pearl Harbor in 14 words

The Army Chief learned about Pearl Harbor in 14 words

Top 3 tactical withdrawals in military history

Revolutionary War

Top 3 tactical withdrawals in military history

How the KGB trained its ‘illegal’ sleeper agents

How the KGB trained its ‘illegal’ sleeper agents

The US plan to survive a Soviet nuke was absolutely bonkers

The US plan to survive a Soviet nuke was absolutely bonkers

Why George Washington was nearly impossible to kill

Revolutionary War

Why George Washington was nearly impossible to kill

By Blake Stilwell

The unknown story of Air Force Medal of Honor recipient Richard L. Etchberger

The unknown story of Air Force Medal of Honor recipient Richard L. Etchberger

The Black Chamber: How the ladies of early American codebreaking helped win the Battle of Midway

The Black Chamber: How the ladies of early American codebreaking helped win the Battle of Midway

These fighter pilots literally pushed their wingmen to safety

These fighter pilots literally pushed their wingmen to safety

By Miguel Ortiz

This Green Beret spent his life fighting communists in three different armies

This Green Beret spent his life fighting communists in three different armies

By Miguel Ortiz

The Nazis had a nuclear reactor in World War II

The Nazis had a nuclear reactor in World War II

Aussie special forces used sawed-off machine guns in Vietnam

Aussie special forces used sawed-off machine guns in Vietnam

By Blake Stilwell

The US plan to train nuclear suicide bomber paratroopers

The US plan to train nuclear suicide bomber paratroopers

By Blake Stilwell

Lend-lease: What was old is new again, with an ironic twist

Lend-lease: What was old is new again, with an ironic twist

Why Russia’s Typhoon-Class submarines are so massive

Why Russia’s Typhoon-Class submarines are so massive

Why World War I pilot Eddie Rickenbacker is such a legendary aviation hero

Why World War I pilot Eddie Rickenbacker is such a legendary aviation hero

Before the attack helicopter, this WWII plane was named the Apache

Before the attack helicopter, this WWII plane was named the Apache

By Miguel Ortiz

This insane pilot conducted first combat search and rescue

This insane pilot conducted first combat search and rescue

This American bomber-killing missile had a nuclear punch

This American bomber-killing missile had a nuclear punch

By Harold C. Hutchison

How German troops at Stalingrad behaved when they were on leave from the battle

How German troops at Stalingrad behaved when they were on leave from the battle

The last prisoner of World War II was found in Russia in 2000

The last prisoner of World War II was found in Russia in 2000

The ‘Big Red One’ led the fight from WWI to Iraq

The ‘Big Red One’ led the fight from WWI to Iraq

This forgotten soldier survived 4 months in Dunkirk by himself

This forgotten soldier survived 4 months in Dunkirk by himself

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This WWII battle had ships firing point blank with 16-inch guns

This WWII battle had ships firing point blank with 16-inch guns

By Harold C. Hutchison

These Dutch villagers wait years to adopt US graves from World War II

These Dutch villagers wait years to adopt US graves from World War II

By Blake Stilwell

How the Persian Immortals became masters of psychological warfare

How the Persian Immortals became masters of psychological warfare

By Eric Milzarski

This is the toolkit spies carried in their butts

This is the toolkit spies carried in their butts

9 of the most legendary heroes in US Army history

Revolutionary War

9 of the most legendary heroes in US Army history

This Army dentist died mowing down 98 attacking Japanese soldiers

This Army dentist died mowing down 98 attacking Japanese soldiers

This carrier launched the fighters that scored the first and last kills on North Vietnamese MiGs

This carrier launched the fighters that scored the first and last kills on North Vietnamese MiGs

By Miguel Ortiz

That time World War II vets violently overthrew corrupt politicians in Tennessee

That time World War II vets violently overthrew corrupt politicians in Tennessee

One of America’s legendary small arms was designed by a convict

One of America’s legendary small arms was designed by a convict

By Blake Stilwell

This is why the Soviet Union was one of the most evil governments ever created

This is why the Soviet Union was one of the most evil governments ever created

America wanted to stop Earth’s rotation during Cold War

America wanted to stop Earth’s rotation during Cold War

3 dirty tricks Canada used to gain control of the Great Lakes during the War of 1812

3 dirty tricks Canada used to gain control of the Great Lakes during the War of 1812

The Civil War created ‘soldiers disease’ – a morphine addiction problem among veterans

The Civil War created ‘soldiers disease’ – a morphine addiction problem among veterans

Why the Dresden firebombing campaign was a PR nightmare during WWII

Why the Dresden firebombing campaign was a PR nightmare during WWII

One of Disney’s most-loved characters came to be a leader of Marines

One of Disney’s most-loved characters came to be a leader of Marines

By Blake Stilwell

How the US military perfected GPS technology for civilians

How the US military perfected GPS technology for civilians

Union soldiers from Alabama protected General Sherman as he burned down the South

Union soldiers from Alabama protected General Sherman as he burned down the South

6 wild facts about the deadly creator of SEAL Team Six

6 wild facts about the deadly creator of SEAL Team Six

By Blake Stilwell

Watch what happens when these guys fire this beast of a rifle

Watch what happens when these guys fire this beast of a rifle

By Orvelin Valle

5 reasons Route Irish was the most nerve-racking road in Iraq

5 reasons Route Irish was the most nerve-racking road in Iraq

By Blake Stilwell

You have to see the tombstones in this Soviet military cemetery

You have to see the tombstones in this Soviet military cemetery

By Blake Stilwell

7 secret weapons Allied soldiers would’ve faced while invading Japan

7 secret weapons Allied soldiers would’ve faced while invading Japan

How the election of 1876 was settled with a compromise

How the election of 1876 was settled with a compromise

By Bethaney Phillips

4 times Canada was more moto than the US

4 times Canada was more moto than the US

By Blake Stilwell

This Revolutionary War battle was fought in lard with swords

Revolutionary War

This Revolutionary War battle was fought in lard with swords

By Blake Stilwell