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This German anti-aircraft tank has never seen combat

This German anti-aircraft tank has never seen combat

By Harold C. Hutchison

Germans helped U.S. troops save this Austrian castle during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

This is why there’s no Field Marshal rank in the US military

This is why there’s no Field Marshal rank in the US military

By Blake Stilwell

That time a guy jumped out of a plane at 18,000 feet with no chute — and survived

That time a guy jumped out of a plane at 18,000 feet with no chute — and survived

These are the punishments for convicted War Criminals

These are the punishments for convicted War Criminals

By Eric Milzarski

first battle picnic

Why the first battle of the Civil War was called the ‘picnic battle’

teddy roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt volunteered for World War I service but was turned down

This is why US troops in Vietnam called this gecko the ‘F*ck You Lizard’

This is why US troops in Vietnam called this gecko the ‘F*ck You Lizard’

By Blake Stilwell

8 post-9/11 heroes who should have received the Medal Of Honor — but didn’t

8 post-9/11 heroes who should have received the Medal Of Honor — but didn’t

This was the most destructive nuclear weapon ever conceived

This was the most destructive nuclear weapon ever conceived

This is why soldiers wear unit patches

This is why soldiers wear unit patches

By Eric Milzarski

Only one US senator was ever killed in battle

Only one US senator was ever killed in battle

Here are the 9 scenarios from Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’

Here are the 9 scenarios from Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’

By Harold C. Hutchison

3 celebrity relatives who changed history in combat

3 celebrity relatives who changed history in combat

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s the origin of the respected battlefield cross

Here’s the origin of the respected battlefield cross

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The US accidentally built a fort to repel Canada… in Canada

The US accidentally built a fort to repel Canada… in Canada

By Shannon Corbeil

The 8 best war cries in military history

By Blake Stilwell

How this squeegee handle saved 6 people on 9/11

How this squeegee handle saved 6 people on 9/11

By Blake Stilwell

This is actual footage of the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri

This is actual footage of the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Civil War re-enactors have their own POG-level slang

Civil War re-enactors have their own POG-level slang

By Blake Stilwell

gulf war syndrome symptoms

Researchers are making big progress in diagnosing Gulf War Syndrome

This is the real Iraq War battle behind ‘The Long Road Home’

This is the real Iraq War battle behind ‘The Long Road Home’

By Blake Stilwell

The M3 “Grease Gun” was designed to save money and kill Nazis

The M3 “Grease Gun” was designed to save money and kill Nazis

That time Germany bombed New York but it was blamed on insects

That time Germany bombed New York but it was blamed on insects

By Tim Kirkpatrick

iowa military veterans band

This band’s veterans served in all conflicts from WWII to the GWOT

By Jessica Evans

Why Native American nations declared war on Germany twice

Why Native American nations declared war on Germany twice

By Blake Stilwell

The Army will pay you to eat MREs…for science

The Army will pay you to eat MREs…for science

By Miguel Ortiz

The last combat soldier to leave Vietnam was killed in the 9/11 attacks

The last combat soldier to leave Vietnam was killed in the 9/11 attacks

By Blake Stilwell

South Korea’s Marines are almost as scary as the Americans’

South Korea’s Marines are almost as scary as the Americans’

By Harold C. Hutchison

This sea battle claimed the lives of 5 brothers in World War II

This sea battle claimed the lives of 5 brothers in World War II

The brutal attack that made Dracula so famous

The brutal attack that made Dracula so famous

5 high-paying jobs for veterans without a college degree

5 high-paying jobs for veterans without a college degree

4 Badass skills veterans bring to civilian life

4 Badass skills veterans bring to civilian life

That time Vito Bertoldo fought as a one-man army for two days

That time Vito Bertoldo fought as a one-man army for two days

Screenshot from Gettysburg trailer

This is why a Civil War soldier would drop a gun to pick up his unit’s flag

By Harold C. Hutchison

uss constitution

Cannonballs literally bounced off the USS Constitution

This WWII sub captain went down with his ship to save his crew

This WWII sub captain went down with his ship to save his crew

oldest ship in the US Navy

The only ship in the US Navy to sink an enemy ship is also the oldest ship in the US Navy

By Blake Stilwell

‘The Marine’ packs a record number of technical errors into the first five minutes

‘The Marine’ packs a record number of technical errors into the first five minutes

By Mike Dowling

Butch O'Hare in a hellcat plane

The Navy’s first World War II ace shot down five bombers on a single mission

The paradummy that distracted the Germans on D-Day

By Miguel Ortiz

These 10 invasions were planned but never happened

These 10 invasions were planned but never happened

By Blake Stilwell

stubble stache veterans change

4 ways veterans change within five years of leaving the military

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Why Godsmack was used in Navy recruitment ads is kinda awesome

Why Godsmack was used in Navy recruitment ads is kinda awesome

By Eric Milzarski

8 Marvel super heroes that served in the US Army

8 Marvel super heroes that served in the US Army

By Eric Milzarski

This was the inspiration behind ‘The Hunt for Red October’

This was the inspiration behind ‘The Hunt for Red October’

‘CHiPs’ gave us one of the first positive Vietnam-vet portrayals

‘CHiPs’ gave us one of the first positive Vietnam-vet portrayals

By Harold C. Hutchison

Her uncle disowned her but that didn’t stop this war bride

Her uncle disowned her but that didn’t stop this war bride

What life was actually like for a viking berserker

What life was actually like for a viking berserker

By Eric Milzarski

4 of the most hardcore World War I shock troops

4 of the most hardcore World War I shock troops

The highest-ranking African American in the American Expeditionary Force

The highest-ranking African American in the American Expeditionary Force

By Miguel Ortiz

Did you know the Japanese planned a biological attack on the U.S. during WWII?

Did you know the Japanese planned a biological attack on the U.S. during WWII?

By Miguel Ortiz

7 products you didn’t know were invented by the military

7 products you didn’t know were invented by the military

By Bethaney Phillips

German Navy U-boat

That time the German Navy accidentally fought itself in World War II

WATCH: There was a POW Camp in the middle of Mississippi

By Jessica Evans

screenshot of John McClane from original Die Hard trailer

‘Die Hard’s’ John McClane was originally a World War II fighter pilot

These are the hilarious rules of the Air Force’s formal ‘Dining-In’

These are the hilarious rules of the Air Force’s formal ‘Dining-In’

By Blake Stilwell

This might be the bloodiest day in modern military history

This might be the bloodiest day in modern military history

What could’ve happened if the Cuban missile crisis had turned into all-out nuclear war

What could’ve happened if the Cuban missile crisis had turned into all-out nuclear war

6 of France’s greatest military victories that people seem to forget

6 of France’s greatest military victories that people seem to forget

By Eric Milzarski

That time high-value POWs were rescued from Nazis by the Nazis

That time high-value POWs were rescued from Nazis by the Nazis

By Blake Stilwell

6 types of Afghan soldiers you’ll meet on deployment

Afghanistan War

6 types of Afghan soldiers you’ll meet on deployment

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The second invasion of Nazi-occupied France that you’ve never heard of

The second invasion of Nazi-occupied France that you’ve never heard of

The UK’s highest military award is cast from the guns of a fallen enemy

The UK’s highest military award is cast from the guns of a fallen enemy

By Blake Stilwell