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The Merchant Marine suffered the worst losses of World War II

The Merchant Marine suffered the worst losses of World War II

Why Elvis’ time in the Army scared the hell out of the communists

Why Elvis’ time in the Army scared the hell out of the communists

By Eric Milzarski

This is why the infamous glider regiments quietly fizzled out of history

This is why the infamous glider regiments quietly fizzled out of history

By Eric Milzarski

Watch this rendition of the West Point alma mater made to honor a lost classmate

Afghanistan War

Watch this rendition of the West Point alma mater made to honor a lost classmate

By Blake Stilwell

How Godzilla films were actually a metaphor for how postwar Japan saw the world

How Godzilla films were actually a metaphor for how postwar Japan saw the world

By Eric Milzarski

Navajo airman is heir to ‘code talker’ legacy

Navajo airman is heir to ‘code talker’ legacy

By United States Air Force

6 games World War I soldiers played in the trenches

6 games World War I soldiers played in the trenches

Hitler had no idea the Soviets were so strong before invading

Hitler had no idea the Soviets were so strong before invading

By Blake Stilwell

Navy might know what sank its only major warship lost in WWI

Navy might know what sank its only major warship lost in WWI

The only successful missile attack on a US warship was an Iraqi sucker punch

The only successful missile attack on a US warship was an Iraqi sucker punch

By Blake Stilwell

Russia might be preparing to invade Ukraine right now

Russia might be preparing to invade Ukraine right now

By Blake Stilwell

Autopsy of a German tank killed in World War I combat

Autopsy of a German tank killed in World War I combat

Why the commander of the Army’s Balloon Corps was just as crazy as you’d expect

Why the commander of the Army’s Balloon Corps was just as crazy as you’d expect

By Eric Milzarski

This is how the Roman economy funded military expansion

This is how the Roman economy funded military expansion

Why names are added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

Why names are added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

By Blake Stilwell

7 craziest ways you could fight in the World Wars

7 craziest ways you could fight in the World Wars

4 battles brought to you by booze

Revolutionary War

4 battles brought to you by booze

This is what the Army’s nasty ’emergency chocolate bars’ tasted like

This is what the Army’s nasty ’emergency chocolate bars’ tasted like

By Eric Milzarski

The candy man who revolutionized tank design

The candy man who revolutionized tank design

How ‘Saving Private Ryan’ could use a sequel, but not in the way Hollywood thinks

How ‘Saving Private Ryan’ could use a sequel, but not in the way Hollywood thinks

By Eric Milzarski

Saddam thought the US was cool with an invasion of Kuwait

Saddam thought the US was cool with an invasion of Kuwait

By Blake Stilwell

What it was like to suffer a German U-boat attack

What it was like to suffer a German U-boat attack

An American is now a senior ISIS commander in Syria

An American is now a senior ISIS commander in Syria

By Blake Stilwell

World War II’s most decorated woman was a housewife-turned-spy

World War II’s most decorated woman was a housewife-turned-spy

By Blake Stilwell

Why a judge willingly shared this green beret’s jail sentence

Afghanistan War

Why a judge willingly shared this green beret’s jail sentence

By Blake Stilwell

The man who set himself on fire to stop Russian tanks

The man who set himself on fire to stop Russian tanks

What happened to the dead bodies after big battles in history

What happened to the dead bodies after big battles in history

By Today I Found Out

That time the Louisiana National Guard celebrated ‘Saudi Gras’ in Desert Storm

That time the Louisiana National Guard celebrated ‘Saudi Gras’ in Desert Storm

By Blake Stilwell

This soldier was so daring even his captured enemies patted him on the back

This soldier was so daring even his captured enemies patted him on the back

By Blake Stilwell

The Space Medal of Honor is the highest award for astronauts

The Space Medal of Honor is the highest award for astronauts

By Blake Stilwell

Watch R. Lee Ermey laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery

Watch R. Lee Ermey laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery

By Blake Stilwell

Hitler’s train was a rolling fortress named after America

Hitler’s train was a rolling fortress named after America

That time a soldier changed his name to Optimus Prime

That time a soldier changed his name to Optimus Prime

The man who saved North Carolina from nukes speaks out

The man who saved North Carolina from nukes speaks out

US wants Afghanistan exit after Taliban peace talks

Afghanistan War

US wants Afghanistan exit after Taliban peace talks

By Business Insider

Cyber awareness if it was designed for actual soldiers

Cyber awareness if it was designed for actual soldiers

US Postal Service is suspending service because of polar vortex

US Postal Service is suspending service because of polar vortex

By Business Insider

1 in 10 homeless adults are veterans – here’s how to help during polar vortex

1 in 10 homeless adults are veterans – here’s how to help during polar vortex

By Business Insider

An astrologer may have helped end the Cold War

An astrologer may have helped end the Cold War

By Megan Miller

This is what those ‘metal things’ were on Normandy beaches

This is what those ‘metal things’ were on Normandy beaches

By Today I Found Out

This was the all-out US war plan for the entire Middle East

This was the all-out US war plan for the entire Middle East

By Blake Stilwell

The heroic four chaplains and the sinking of the USAT Dorchester

The heroic four chaplains and the sinking of the USAT Dorchester

This canine prisoner of war is still held by Taliban captors

Afghanistan War

This canine prisoner of war is still held by Taliban captors

By Blake Stilwell

We tried Google’s veteran job search to see how well it works

We tried Google’s veteran job search to see how well it works

By Shannon Corbeil

USAA has a special lounge at every Super Bowl for the military

USAA has a special lounge at every Super Bowl for the military

By Blake Stilwell

Why Russia and US are having separate Taliban peace talks

Afghanistan War

Why Russia and US are having separate Taliban peace talks

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

A Nazi rescued 200,000 Chinese civilians from a massacre

A Nazi rescued 200,000 Chinese civilians from a massacre

By Blake Stilwell

How Crazy Horse earned his ‘insane’ name as a child

How Crazy Horse earned his ‘insane’ name as a child

By Blake Stilwell

This soldier saved his entire crew after taking an RPG to the head

This soldier saved his entire crew after taking an RPG to the head

By Blake Stilwell

A US President and Soviet Chairman won a Grammy together

A US President and Soviet Chairman won a Grammy together

By Blake Stilwell

Nope, ‘God & The 3 Mistakes’ is not what happened after Pearl Harbor

Nope, ‘God & The 3 Mistakes’ is not what happened after Pearl Harbor

The chemical weapon so deadly even the Nazis couldn’t use it

The chemical weapon so deadly even the Nazis couldn’t use it

By Blake Stilwell

That time infantry captured a Nazi train filled with lingerie

That time infantry captured a Nazi train filled with lingerie

Whatever happened to the military’s ‘grease gun’

Whatever happened to the military’s ‘grease gun’

By Blake Stilwell

This carrier, a veteran of the Doolittle Raid, was just rediscovered after 76 years

This carrier, a veteran of the Doolittle Raid, was just rediscovered after 76 years

The man who took 42 Nazis captive with a longsword

The man who took 42 Nazis captive with a longsword

That time the Royal Navy welded together a ‘Frankenship’

That time the Royal Navy welded together a ‘Frankenship’

By Blake Stilwell

These were the Army plans to conquer Japan

These were the Army plans to conquer Japan

This soldier waited 150 years to receive the Medal of Honor

This soldier waited 150 years to receive the Medal of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

The sailor from the iconic V-J Day in Times Square picture has died

The sailor from the iconic V-J Day in Times Square picture has died

This is the drill book America used before the ‘Blue Book’

Revolutionary War

This is the drill book America used before the ‘Blue Book’

The real reason top mobsters didn’t fight World War II

The real reason top mobsters didn’t fight World War II

By Blake Stilwell

This Nazi officer risked his life to save an American soldier

This Nazi officer risked his life to save an American soldier

By Blake Stilwell

This airborne sergeant re-enacts World War I

This airborne sergeant re-enacts World War I