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Norman Jewison speaks at a podium

Norman Jewison, WWII veteran and 12-time Oscar winner, dead at 97

Operation Desert Shield was the ultimate show of global strength

Operation Desert Shield was the ultimate show of global strength

By Jessica Evans

The US Senator who tried to kidnap the Kaiser

By Alex Zakrzewski

a member of the Mujahideen carries a weapon on his soldier

Operation Cyclone: The CIA’s covert program to arm the mujahideen

By Jessica Evans

A collage of Alvin Sargent and Spider Man

This WWII veteran wrote the screenplay for Spider-Man

Norman Jewison speaks on stage at an event

Before he won 12 Oscars, director Norman Jewison fought in WWII

A photo of Reinhard Heydrich and his vehicle which was bombed during Operation Anthropoid

‘Operation Anthropoid:’ The assassination of the Nazi Butcher of Prague

By Jessica Evans

a photo of the Berlin wall

‘Operation Gold:’ How an underground tunnel provided a treasure trove of Soviet secrets

By Jessica Evans

An F-4 phantom launches a missile in the sky

‘Operation Bolo’ was the ultimate bait and switch in the sky

By Jessica Evans

george washington crossing the Delaware River in a boat

Revolutionary War

American leaders launched 3 fleets during the Revolution

The first female Navy gunnery officer was an Asian woman who joined during WWII

The first female Navy gunnery officer was an Asian woman who joined during WWII

The last battle of the Revolution was off India in 1783

Revolutionary War

The last battle of the Revolution was off India in 1783

The ‘Boys in the Boat’ is a great and inspirational true story

The ‘Boys in the Boat’ is a great and inspirational true story

The NHL stars of WWII

20 NHL stars who served during World War II

This is how POWs got playing cards with secret escape maps for Christmas

This is how POWs got playing cards with secret escape maps for Christmas

By Blake Stilwell

The bittersweet story of the Christmas Truce of 1914

The bittersweet story of the Christmas Truce of 1914

By Brittany Sulc

A photo of Taylor Swift performing and a photo of Marines storming a beach during WWII

Taylor Swift honors grandfather’s WWII service with song ‘epiphany’

By Tessa Robinson

Bob Gunton side by side pictures

Bob Gunton: From the front lines of Vietnam to ‘Shawshank Redemption,’ an incredible life

a woman looks at an Afghan war rug

Afghanistan War

The odd and beautiful art form of the Afghan war rug

By Eric Milzarski

skull on peleliu

Eugene Sledge: ‘Sledgehammer’ and the ‘Old Breed in Hell’ from WWII

By Jim Fletcher

Where the National Gallery hid America’s treasures after Pearl Harbor

Where the National Gallery hid America’s treasures after Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

December 7, 1941, will live in infamy, but December 8 proved to have the most impact for Americans

December 7, 1941, will live in infamy, but December 8 proved to have the most impact for Americans

By Matthew Benedetti

This plane survived Pearl Harbor and struck back at Midway

This plane survived Pearl Harbor and struck back at Midway

By Miguel Ortiz

Norman Lear, World War II veteran, mogul TV producer dies at 101

Norman Lear, World War II veteran, mogul TV producer dies at 101

Travis Kelce’s grandfather was shot down 3 times during WWII

Travis Kelce’s grandfather was shot down 3 times during WWII

By Tessa Robinson

This British attack was the blueprint for Pearl Harbor

This British attack was the blueprint for Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

The one vote against war with Japan after Pearl Harbor

The one vote against war with Japan after Pearl Harbor

By Miguel Ortiz

7 other Japanese attacks on December 7, 1941

7 other Japanese attacks on December 7, 1941

By Miguel Ortiz

This Marine was the ‘American Sniper’ of The Vietnam War

This Marine was the ‘American Sniper’ of The Vietnam War

By Blake Stilwell

That time we almost launched the atomic bomb on North Korea

That time we almost launched the atomic bomb on North Korea

By Jessica Manfre

The ‘Cult of the Offensive’ was your grandfather’s ‘Violence of Action’

The ‘Cult of the Offensive’ was your grandfather’s ‘Violence of Action’

soldiers stand in a line

Captain America’s Army unit was real… and it’s still active

By Miguel Ortiz

Henry Kissinger, war criminal or beloved diplomat depending on who you ask, dead at 100

Henry Kissinger, war criminal or beloved diplomat depending on who you ask, dead at 100

By Tessa Robinson

Viktor Belenko's military passport

One of the world’s most famous Soviet defectors has passed

A fighter pilot rammed a German bomber to save Buckingham Palace

A fighter pilot rammed a German bomber to save Buckingham Palace

Where is Russia’s next wave of men coming from?

Where is Russia’s next wave of men coming from?

Don’t call it a stalemate: Ukraine making strategic gains

Don’t call it a stalemate: Ukraine making strategic gains

Why military leaders knew World War I would be terrible

Why military leaders knew World War I would be terrible

That time the CIA tried to topple Castro

That time the CIA tried to topple Castro

By Jessica Evans

The French army and navy that saved America’s bacon

Revolutionary War

The French army and navy that saved America’s bacon

Why the Union Army fielded a unit of Confederate defectors against Native tribes

Why the Union Army fielded a unit of Confederate defectors against Native tribes

Why Walter Cronkite and 7 other journalists attended aerial gunnery school

Why Walter Cronkite and 7 other journalists attended aerial gunnery school

By Miguel Ortiz

Rommel inspecting 21st Panzer Division in May, 1944. Image: German Federal Archives.

This was one of the worst assignments in World War II

Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg

Today in military history: Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg

A group photo of the Project Recover team

Discovery’s ‘Expedition Unknown’ seeks to recover 200 lost American heroes

Ruined flats in Limehouse, East London. Hughes Mansions, Vallance Road, following the explosion of the last German V2 rocket to fall on London, 27 March 1945.

A man found a piece of a V-2 rocket in his cheek 77 years later

Portrait of Benedict Arnold and his Oath of Allegiance.

Revolutionary War

Benedict Arnold’s traitorous march into Virginia

German Panzer on Utah Beach.

This panzer counterattack actually reached Normandy beaches

vietnam veterans memorial

Today in military history: Vietnam War Memorial dedicated

marine corps aviation

This might be the most important moment in Marine Corps aviation

By Jessica Evans

Statue of the first woman killed in vietnam.

This is the first woman killed in action in Vietnam

By Jacqlyn Cope

destruction of atlanta

Today in military history: Destruction of Atlanta begins

veterans day parade in NYC

The reason Veterans Day used to be observed in October

By Miguel Ortiz

veterans day parade

Why we celebrate Veterans Day

By Jessica Evans

Armistice Day celebration after World War I ends

Today in military history: World War I ends

Piper L-4 "Grasshopper" at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.

This tiny WWII prop plane used mounted bazookas against German tanks

Sa'ar-class missile boat Israeli Navy.

The Israeli Navy fought the first surface battle between missile boats

By Miguel Ortiz

Today in military history: Nazis launch Kristallnacht

Today in military history: USAF pilot scores first jet-to-jet combat victory

Widerstandsnest 62 (WN-62) at Omaha Beach

The German rehearsal that doomed Omaha Beach attackers

A-36 mustang dive bomber.

This was the dive-bomber version of the famed Mustang

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s why Trench Raiders were the scariest enemies of World War I

lincoln relieves mcclellan

Today in military history: Lincoln relieves General McClellan of command

medal of honor winner james swett shot down enemy aircraft.

This Medal of Honor recipient shot down enemy aircraft on his first time out

By Tim Kirkpatrick