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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

This dog disarmed a bomb by marking it

This dog disarmed a bomb by marking it

By Miguel Ortiz

This trailblazing Asian American Olympian was also an Army doctor

This trailblazing Asian American Olympian was also an Army doctor

By Miguel Ortiz

This Desert Storm gun is a favorite for special ops units

This Desert Storm gun is a favorite for special ops units

By Chase Millsap

This is how the Army convinced pilots to fly one of its most crash-prone planes

This is how the Army convinced pilots to fly one of its most crash-prone planes

By Harold C. Hutchison

The hilarious way a CIA agent was able to leave Iran with a fake passport

Revolutionary War

The hilarious way a CIA agent was able to leave Iran with a fake passport

What happened to the soldiers who suffered history’s most infamous wartime loss

What happened to the soldiers who suffered history’s most infamous wartime loss

How to fly the Little Bird’s ancestor

How to fly the Little Bird’s ancestor

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why Fallujah is one of the Marine Corps’ most legendary battles

This is why Fallujah is one of the Marine Corps’ most legendary battles

By Donald Baker

The famous Civil War surrender painting isn’t at the Smithsonian

The famous Civil War surrender painting isn’t at the Smithsonian

By Miguel Ortiz

The 4 best surrender decisions in military history

The 4 best surrender decisions in military history

By Blake Stilwell

The 3 most realistic firefights ever filmed by Hollywood

The 3 most realistic firefights ever filmed by Hollywood

By Alex Hollings

This is what ICBM crews will do after a missile launch

This is what ICBM crews will do after a missile launch

By Blake Stilwell

This is how Robert E. Lee’s house became Arlington National Cemetery

This is how Robert E. Lee’s house became Arlington National Cemetery

By Blake Stilwell

4 reasons why you shouldn’t give candy to kids while on patrol

Afghanistan War

4 reasons why you shouldn’t give candy to kids while on patrol

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This was the invasion of France you didn’t hear about

This was the invasion of France you didn’t hear about

By Harold C. Hutchison

This little-known disaster was the first to be called the ‘Second Pearl Harbor’

This little-known disaster was the first to be called the ‘Second Pearl Harbor’

How this World War I soldier earned the Medal of Honor in a mustard gas attack

How this World War I soldier earned the Medal of Honor in a mustard gas attack

By Blake Stilwell

One of Napoleon’s best generals returned to France after almost 200 years

One of Napoleon’s best generals returned to France after almost 200 years

The first Medal of Honor in modern Army aviation history came in Vietnam

The first Medal of Honor in modern Army aviation history came in Vietnam

President Bush calls Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal ‘unbelievably bad’

Afghanistan War

President Bush calls Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal ‘unbelievably bad’

Meet the intelligence officer who urged Nimitz to kill Yamamoto

Meet the intelligence officer who urged Nimitz to kill Yamamoto

By Harold C. Hutchison

This veteran Navy SEAL just did a 5 mile ruck underwater

Afghanistan War

This veteran Navy SEAL just did a 5 mile ruck underwater

By Jessica Manfre

Watch these A-10 Warthogs perform a rare demo flight together

Watch these A-10 Warthogs perform a rare demo flight together

By Miguel Ortiz

There was a special word for Confederates who joined the US Army

There was a special word for Confederates who joined the US Army

By Blake Stilwell

This insane law would force everyone who wanted a war to go fight it

This insane law would force everyone who wanted a war to go fight it

By Blake Stilwell

That time British Intelligence hacked al-Qaeda just to mess with them

Afghanistan War

That time British Intelligence hacked al-Qaeda just to mess with them

By Blake Stilwell

A painting of Texas Tower 4's collapse in a winter storm.

Texas Tower 4 was a Cold War radar outpost that vanished in a winter storm

Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. President to hold a patent

Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. President to hold a patent

By Miguel Ortiz

Before he wrote children’s books, Roald Dahl was a menace to Axis forces in the sky

Before he wrote children’s books, Roald Dahl was a menace to Axis forces in the sky

By Miguel Ortiz

The 5 strangest military mission names from the Iraq War

The 5 strangest military mission names from the Iraq War

By Jessica Evans

Coke exists thanks to this wounded warrior from Civil War

Coke exists thanks to this wounded warrior from Civil War

This top secret Green Beret unit quietly won the Cold War

This top secret Green Beret unit quietly won the Cold War

This bomber made the B-52 look puny

This bomber made the B-52 look puny

By Harold C. Hutchison

This was one of the stealthiest aircraft ever flown by the US military

This was one of the stealthiest aircraft ever flown by the US military

Can you pass the US citizenship test?

Can you pass the US citizenship test?

By Zackry Colston

Operation Sea Lion: the Nazi plan to invade Great Britain

Operation Sea Lion: the Nazi plan to invade Great Britain

Why Germany was always the underdog in World War II

Why Germany was always the underdog in World War II

This app lets you see the destructive power of nukes on your hometown

This app lets you see the destructive power of nukes on your hometown

By Blake Stilwell

Why the Soviet Union wanted to nuke this hot dog stand

Why the Soviet Union wanted to nuke this hot dog stand

By Blake Stilwell

Ancient nomads protect Genghis Khan’s tomb to this day

Ancient nomads protect Genghis Khan’s tomb to this day

By Blake Stilwell

This dad asked about his son, and the Bismarck was doomed

This dad asked about his son, and the Bismarck was doomed

A Vietnam veteran re-enlisted to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan

Afghanistan War

A Vietnam veteran re-enlisted to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan

By Blake Stilwell

The last soldier drafted by the US Army retired in 2011

The last soldier drafted by the US Army retired in 2011

By Blake Stilwell

Navy battleships pulled off the biggest military deception of Desert Storm

Navy battleships pulled off the biggest military deception of Desert Storm

By Blake Stilwell

This Army wife’s wedding dress is made of the parachute that saved her husband

This Army wife’s wedding dress is made of the parachute that saved her husband

By Blake Stilwell

This is why Teddy Roosevelt turned Yosemite into federal land

This is why Teddy Roosevelt turned Yosemite into federal land

That time Patton denied the guy who saved his life in WWI

That time Patton denied the guy who saved his life in WWI

By Blake Stilwell

The crazy story of the only underwater sub battle in history

The crazy story of the only underwater sub battle in history

How the Allies used math to save bomber crews during WWII

How the Allies used math to save bomber crews during WWII

By Alex Hollings

This American Olympic gold medalist also fought in the Battle of Britain

This American Olympic gold medalist also fought in the Battle of Britain

By Miguel Ortiz

6 things you didn’t know about Operation Market Garden

6 things you didn’t know about Operation Market Garden

By Blake Stilwell

This is how missing or captured troops get promoted

This is how missing or captured troops get promoted

By Eric Milzarski

The spy who gave nukes to the USSR applied for a veteran’s pension

The spy who gave nukes to the USSR applied for a veteran’s pension

By Blake Stilwell

The British re-cut Nazi propaganda to make these soldiers dance

The British re-cut Nazi propaganda to make these soldiers dance

Watch how sand from Omaha Beach brightens veterans’ tombstones

Watch how sand from Omaha Beach brightens veterans’ tombstones

By Shannon Corbeil

This is what happened when the Soviet Union pulled out of Afghanistan

Afghanistan War

This is what happened when the Soviet Union pulled out of Afghanistan

This is how coal absolved the negatives of the industrial revolution

Revolutionary War

This is how coal absolved the negatives of the industrial revolution

Why pigeons were once the best form of battlefield communication

Why pigeons were once the best form of battlefield communication

By Eric Milzarski

This convoy system staffed mostly by African Americans kept the invasion of Europe rolling

This convoy system staffed mostly by African Americans kept the invasion of Europe rolling

By Miguel Ortiz

America’s oldest living general turned 107 in 2021

America’s oldest living general turned 107 in 2021

17 brilliant insights from legendary Marine General James Mattis

17 brilliant insights from legendary Marine General James Mattis

The youngest Special Forces captain in Vietnam was a war hero

The youngest Special Forces captain in Vietnam was a war hero