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Mark Valley: West Point grad, Desert Storm vet, actor and podcast host sits down with WATM

Mark Valley: West Point grad, Desert Storm vet, actor and podcast host sits down with WATM

A Soviet soldier took on 50 Germans with grenades and an ax

A Soviet soldier took on 50 Germans with grenades and an ax

Why President Truman ordered this NCO interred at Arlington National Cemetery

Why President Truman ordered this NCO interred at Arlington National Cemetery

Iran and the CIA teamed up to test Soviet airspace defenses

Iran and the CIA teamed up to test Soviet airspace defenses

Two future presidents fought in the same obscure Civil War battle

Two future presidents fought in the same obscure Civil War battle

‘Winnie the Pooh’ was created by a vet explaining war to his boy

‘Winnie the Pooh’ was created by a vet explaining war to his boy

By Eric Milzarski

This world wonder may be lost forever in Afghanistan

Afghanistan War

This world wonder may be lost forever in Afghanistan

Why the Chinese communists couldn’t conquer Taiwan after World War II

Why the Chinese communists couldn’t conquer Taiwan after World War II

This Union Medal of Honor recipient was the most wounded soldier of the Civil War

This Union Medal of Honor recipient was the most wounded soldier of the Civil War

Watch the Air Force launch an ICBM in mid-air from the back of a C-5

Watch the Air Force launch an ICBM in mid-air from the back of a C-5

By Blake Stilwell

How Israeli armor embarrassed the Arab allies in the Yom Kippur War

How Israeli armor embarrassed the Arab allies in the Yom Kippur War

Why the US needed the United Kingdom’s permission to drop the atomic bomb

Why the US needed the United Kingdom’s permission to drop the atomic bomb

This is the death cult the FBI says is spreading among drug cartels

This is the death cult the FBI says is spreading among drug cartels

By Blake Stilwell

Why World War II soldiers mutinied in the days after V-J Day

Why World War II soldiers mutinied in the days after V-J Day

The real reason North Korea’s capture of the USS Pueblo was a disaster for the US

The real reason North Korea’s capture of the USS Pueblo was a disaster for the US

This World War II-era Black tank commander was a real-life ‘Black Panther’

This World War II-era Black tank commander was a real-life ‘Black Panther’

An Oklahoma Congressman tried taking a rogue helicopter mission

Afghanistan War

An Oklahoma Congressman tried taking a rogue helicopter mission

By Bethaney Phillips

Watch this EOD badass dismantle an IED with a pickaxe and pliers

Afghanistan War

Watch this EOD badass dismantle an IED with a pickaxe and pliers

By Tessa Robinson

This British war medal is only awarded to animals

This British war medal is only awarded to animals

By Bethaney Phillips

From Vietnam to Star Trek: 10 Questions with Tucker Smallwood

From Vietnam to Star Trek: 10 Questions with Tucker Smallwood

The Soviet conspiracy that almost started World War III will blow your mind

The Soviet conspiracy that almost started World War III will blow your mind

By Orvelin Valle

The U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed to be allies if aliens attacked Earth

The U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed to be allies if aliens attacked Earth

By Blake Stilwell

Watch this Vietnam Veteran describe what it was like to dodge machine gun fire to save his buddies

Watch this Vietnam Veteran describe what it was like to dodge machine gun fire to save his buddies

By Blake Stilwell

This is how WWII, G.I. Joe and a decorated U.S. Marine shaped Transformers

This is how WWII, G.I. Joe and a decorated U.S. Marine shaped Transformers

By Miguel Ortiz

These are the Air Force medics trained for special ops

These are the Air Force medics trained for special ops

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s the starting bid in the auction for the gun that killed Billy the Kid

Revolutionary War

Here’s the starting bid in the auction for the gun that killed Billy the Kid

By Bethaney Phillips

Today in military history: Russia tests ICBM

This is how the Army teaches you to ‘see green’ — not brown, black or white

Afghanistan War

This is how the Army teaches you to ‘see green’ — not brown, black or white

By Eric Milzarski

How an act of mercy made fishing buddies out of airborne adversaries

How an act of mercy made fishing buddies out of airborne adversaries

‘Christmas in Afghanistan’ depicts the holidays for troops over past two decades

Afghanistan War

‘Christmas in Afghanistan’ depicts the holidays for troops over past two decades

5 reasons a draft is a terrible idea

5 reasons a draft is a terrible idea

This is the Russian spy unit that keeps getting caught in the act

Afghanistan War

This is the Russian spy unit that keeps getting caught in the act

What exactly is Iran’s shadowy Quds Force?

Revolutionary War

What exactly is Iran’s shadowy Quds Force?

By Alex Hollings

Soviets invade Czechoslovakia

Today in military history: Soviets invade Czechoslovakia

Joe Galloway of ‘We Were Soldiers’ fame passed away at 79

Joe Galloway of ‘We Were Soldiers’ fame passed away at 79

By Miguel Ortiz

Why the Battle of Wizna is called the ‘Polish Thermopylae’

Why the Battle of Wizna is called the ‘Polish Thermopylae’

This is the last tank airborne units jumped into combat

This is the last tank airborne units jumped into combat

World War II saw the last major cavalry charge in military history

World War II saw the last major cavalry charge in military history

An Afghanistan veteran reflects: We should have listened

Afghanistan War

An Afghanistan veteran reflects: We should have listened

By Amanda Huffman

patton in messina

Today in military history: Patton wins race to Messina

Why this Soldier was nicknamed the ‘popcorn colonel’ in Vietnam will make you laugh

Why this Soldier was nicknamed the ‘popcorn colonel’ in Vietnam will make you laugh

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This brave turret gunner faced 200 German aircraft

This brave turret gunner faced 200 German aircraft

The crazy steam-powered gun of the Civil War

The crazy steam-powered gun of the Civil War

This famous pilot once dangled from his plane by the machine gun

This famous pilot once dangled from his plane by the machine gun

This is what happened to the USS Constitution’s original guns

This is what happened to the USS Constitution’s original guns

By Blake Stilwell

Alan Magee WWI Airman

This gunner fell 22,000 feet without a parachute and lived

Does Pennsylvania have a hidden mass Civil War grave?

Does Pennsylvania have a hidden mass Civil War grave?

By Bethaney Phillips

As Afghanistan falls, we remind you: Stand proud of your service

Afghanistan War

As Afghanistan falls, we remind you: Stand proud of your service

By Herb Thompson

Revolutionary War

Today in military history: ‘Swamp Fox’ victory in South Carolina

These 3 snipers had more kills than Carlos Hathcock in Vietnam

These 3 snipers had more kills than Carlos Hathcock in Vietnam

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is what happens when the rules of engagement are loosened

This is what happens when the rules of engagement are loosened

By Orvelin Valle

7 startling facts about the US military after 20 years of war

Afghanistan War

7 startling facts about the US military after 20 years of war

A German man was arrested and fined for his massive collection of World War II weapons

A German man was arrested and fined for his massive collection of World War II weapons

Pictures from the world’s forgotten Venus landers

Pictures from the world’s forgotten Venus landers

By Alex Hollings

This British tank could perform ‘Dukes of Hazzard’-style moves

This British tank could perform ‘Dukes of Hazzard’-style moves

The M50 Ontos struck fear into the hearts of communists in Vietnam

The M50 Ontos struck fear into the hearts of communists in Vietnam

This American POW disfigured himself so he couldn’t be used for propaganda

This American POW disfigured himself so he couldn’t be used for propaganda

By Miguel Ortiz

Why handling battlefield casualties was so gruesome during the Civil War

Why handling battlefield casualties was so gruesome during the Civil War

Watch a World War II tank fire in slow motion

Watch a World War II tank fire in slow motion

A former Confederate general led cavalry in combat in Cuba

A former Confederate general led cavalry in combat in Cuba

4 legendary search and rescue helicopters

4 legendary search and rescue helicopters

By Harold C. Hutchison

‘The Ghost’ is the most decorated infantry officer you’ve never heard of

‘The Ghost’ is the most decorated infantry officer you’ve never heard of

By Blake Stilwell

German pilots revolted against their leadership in World War II

German pilots revolted against their leadership in World War II

These bomber pilots pulled a ‘Top Gun’ and buzzed the 1943 World Series

These bomber pilots pulled a ‘Top Gun’ and buzzed the 1943 World Series

By Miguel Ortiz