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How we got a pilot’s-eye view of dogfights in the Korean War

How we got a pilot’s-eye view of dogfights in the Korean War

By Harold C. Hutchison

6 languages that could be another kind of ‘Navajo Code’

6 languages that could be another kind of ‘Navajo Code’

By Blake Stilwell

This Green Beret wants to help you find your personal A-Team

Afghanistan War

This Green Beret wants to help you find your personal A-Team

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s everything that went down at the Korean peace talks

Here’s everything that went down at the Korean peace talks

By Business Insider

China and the US could end up in a war – here’s what would happen

China and the US could end up in a war – here’s what would happen

By Blake Stilwell

This is why some Civil War battles have two names

This is why some Civil War battles have two names

By Blake Stilwell

What a Korean peace could mean for the nature preserve at the DMZ

What a Korean peace could mean for the nature preserve at the DMZ

By Eric Milzarski

Here is why the Redcoats were coming to Lexington and Concord

Revolutionary War

Here is why the Redcoats were coming to Lexington and Concord

By Harold C. Hutchison

This was the most decorated American warship ever

This was the most decorated American warship ever

The fascinating origin of a favorite gloating phrase

The fascinating origin of a favorite gloating phrase

6 ways the year 1968 traumatized America

6 ways the year 1968 traumatized America

By Blake Stilwell

This Bearcat has been unjustly overshadowed by history

This Bearcat has been unjustly overshadowed by history

By Harold C. Hutchison

This sergeant could get the attention of the whole world

This sergeant could get the attention of the whole world

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the Wildcat held the line against the Zero

How the Wildcat held the line against the Zero

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 reasons why ‘POG’ is not a slur

5 reasons why ‘POG’ is not a slur

Why Uncle Sam’s origin is still shrouded in mystery

Why Uncle Sam’s origin is still shrouded in mystery

By Eric Milzarski

Russia’s standard-issue sniper rifle is over 50 years old

Russia’s standard-issue sniper rifle is over 50 years old

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time unmanned rifles and mannequins tricked the enemy at Gallipoli

That time unmanned rifles and mannequins tricked the enemy at Gallipoli

By Tim Kirkpatrick

6 nations that had no problems invading Russia in the winter

6 nations that had no problems invading Russia in the winter

By Eric Milzarski

Here is why a modern torpedo sinks a ship with one hit

Here is why a modern torpedo sinks a ship with one hit

By Harold C. Hutchison

A WWII ship that killed 5 brothers when it sank was just found

A WWII ship that killed 5 brothers when it sank was just found

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch these airborne veterans sing a paratrooper classic

Watch these airborne veterans sing a paratrooper classic

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is the average gear a soldier in WW2 carried

This is the average gear a soldier in WW2 carried

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How US Marines get their vehicles ashore in a hurry

How US Marines get their vehicles ashore in a hurry

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Air Force’s ‘Destroyer’ was based on a Navy classic

The Air Force’s ‘Destroyer’ was based on a Navy classic

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Kiwi fighting man who earned two Victoria Crosses

The Kiwi fighting man who earned two Victoria Crosses

By James Elphick

This was the ‘helicopter destroyer’ that might have been

This was the ‘helicopter destroyer’ that might have been

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the ‘bandit queen’ went from rebel leader to Parliament

How the ‘bandit queen’ went from rebel leader to Parliament

By Shannon Corbeil

Why ‘Rooster’ was the greatest song to honor a father’s service

Why ‘Rooster’ was the greatest song to honor a father’s service

By Eric Milzarski

The 4 most amazing accomplishments of this US President

The 4 most amazing accomplishments of this US President

The Curtiss Helldiver’s other nickname was way better

The Curtiss Helldiver’s other nickname was way better

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how close we came to killing off our national bird

This is how close we came to killing off our national bird

That time the Japanese tried to bomb the US using balloons

That time the Japanese tried to bomb the US using balloons

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How Marine Raiders saved the day at the Battle of Edson’s Ridge

How Marine Raiders saved the day at the Battle of Edson’s Ridge

By James Elphick

This armored vehicle sports an anti-aircraft cannon

This armored vehicle sports an anti-aircraft cannon

By Harold C. Hutchison

This lone soldier saved his company by fighting 100 enemy soldiers

This lone soldier saved his company by fighting 100 enemy soldiers

By Blake Stilwell

How the Air Force makes the ‘smell of victory’

How the Air Force makes the ‘smell of victory’

By Harold C. Hutchison

3 times Switzerland accidentally invaded its neighbor

3 times Switzerland accidentally invaded its neighbor

By Eric Milzarski

Chris Kyle’s 10 most definitive American weapons of all time

Revolutionary War

Chris Kyle’s 10 most definitive American weapons of all time

Watch the TOW anti-tank missile in action in Vietnam

Watch the TOW anti-tank missile in action in Vietnam

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Navy ship scored America’s first submarine kill of WWII

This Navy ship scored America’s first submarine kill of WWII

By Harold C. Hutchison

The reason Robert Mueller volunteered to fight in Vietnam

The reason Robert Mueller volunteered to fight in Vietnam

By Shannon Corbeil

This was the weapon that won the revolutionary war

Revolutionary War

This was the weapon that won the revolutionary war

This version of the F-86 Sabre was meant to kill enemy bombers

This version of the F-86 Sabre was meant to kill enemy bombers

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why the Navy constantly checks on this sunken cruiser

Why the Navy constantly checks on this sunken cruiser

By Harold C. Hutchison

This crusader was packing four guns and sidewinder missiles

This crusader was packing four guns and sidewinder missiles

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time Russia used children to spy on a US embassy

That time Russia used children to spy on a US embassy

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This hero was so deadly, they called him ‘Black Death’

This hero was so deadly, they called him ‘Black Death’

The run-down on which precision guidance method works best

The run-down on which precision guidance method works best

By Harold C. Hutchison

Warriors in their Own Words: A day in the life of a Vietnam War combat medic

Warriors in their Own Words: A day in the life of a Vietnam War combat medic

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How the Army is resurrecting coastal artillery

How the Army is resurrecting coastal artillery

By Harold C. Hutchison

How Afghanistan got its bizarre panhandle

Afghanistan War

How Afghanistan got its bizarre panhandle

By Blake Stilwell

A WWII veteran’s son captures stories left untold in ‘My Father’s War’

A WWII veteran’s son captures stories left untold in ‘My Father’s War’

By Blake Stilwell

This is what became of the Army’s futuristic M-16 replacement rifle

This is what became of the Army’s futuristic M-16 replacement rifle

This crazy Mustang fighter had two planes on one wing

This crazy Mustang fighter had two planes on one wing

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time the Viet Cong took out a Navy transport

That time the Viet Cong took out a Navy transport

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time North Dakota seceded from the Union

That time North Dakota seceded from the Union

By Blake Stilwell

How enemy aircraft get their American nicknames

How enemy aircraft get their American nicknames

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time terrorists seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca

That time terrorists seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca

By James Elphick

Middle America used to be chock-full of pirates

Middle America used to be chock-full of pirates

By Casie Stilwell

This rocket was the 82nd Airborne’s compact tactical nuke

This rocket was the 82nd Airborne’s compact tactical nuke

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why getting the Antarctica Service Medal is so difficult

Why getting the Antarctica Service Medal is so difficult

By Eric Milzarski

Tom Hanks is teaming up with Dale Dye for a new D-Day blockbuster

Tom Hanks is teaming up with Dale Dye for a new D-Day blockbuster

Tthe Ghost Blimp: A World War II Navy blimp crew mysteriously disappeared

Tthe Ghost Blimp: A World War II Navy blimp crew mysteriously disappeared