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4 times North Korea held American troops hostage

4 times North Korea held American troops hostage

By Harold C. Hutchison

This German soldier received the same wounds in the same town as his father did 30 years earlier

This German soldier received the same wounds in the same town as his father did 30 years earlier

Listen to the tango the Red Army used to intimidate the Nazis at Stalingrad

Listen to the tango the Red Army used to intimidate the Nazis at Stalingrad

By Blake Stilwell

The first American shots in WW1 were actually fired in Guam

The first American shots in WW1 were actually fired in Guam

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is why grunt gear isn’t for the average man

This is why grunt gear isn’t for the average man

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is how many of some of the most heroic WW2 planes are left

This is how many of some of the most heroic WW2 planes are left

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch this Marine describe his personal battle at Tarawa

Watch this Marine describe his personal battle at Tarawa

This British soldier may have spared Hitler’s life during WWI

This British soldier may have spared Hitler’s life during WWI

By Blake Stilwell

That time America abandoned an Abrams tank in Baghdad

That time America abandoned an Abrams tank in Baghdad

How this Vietnam War pilot survived captivity and torture

How this Vietnam War pilot survived captivity and torture

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This battleship went from Pearl Harbor to D-Day to nuclear tests

This battleship went from Pearl Harbor to D-Day to nuclear tests

By Harold C. Hutchison

Revenge and duty to country motivated this Vietnam War Marine

Revenge and duty to country motivated this Vietnam War Marine

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Beware the American booby trap rigger in Vietnam

Beware the American booby trap rigger in Vietnam

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Benedict Arnold created – and sank – an entire navy fleet

Revolutionary War

Benedict Arnold created – and sank – an entire navy fleet

6 Navy bombers that flew for the Air Force

6 Navy bombers that flew for the Air Force

By Harold C. Hutchison

This British D-Day vessel was the only battleship to torpedo another battleship

This British D-Day vessel was the only battleship to torpedo another battleship

By Harold C. Hutchison

This harrowing World War II SERE story is coming to the big screen

This harrowing World War II SERE story is coming to the big screen

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how the ‘Handsomest Man in the Luftwaffe’ lost his looks

This is how the ‘Handsomest Man in the Luftwaffe’ lost his looks

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This D-Day vet played the role of his British commander in ‘The Longest Day’

This D-Day vet played the role of his British commander in ‘The Longest Day’

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here are 5 incredibly brave kids we’ve seen in war movies

Here are 5 incredibly brave kids we’ve seen in war movies

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This Komet was the fastest combat plane of World War II

This Komet was the fastest combat plane of World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

graphic of US military bronze star medal

A World War II veteran received a Bronze Star 73 years later

Here is the heroine who was as awe inspiring as Wonder Woman

Here is the heroine who was as awe inspiring as Wonder Woman

By Eric Milzarski

battle of los angeles artillery guns

That time Los Angeles fought off an imaginary Japanese bombing raid

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Things you need to know about al Qaeda, ISIS, and the Taliban

Things you need to know about al Qaeda, ISIS, and the Taliban

By Shannon Corbeil

7 times Allied troops stole Nazi vehicles

7 times Allied troops stole Nazi vehicles

6 pearls of wisdom we learned from War Daddy in ‘Fury’

6 pearls of wisdom we learned from War Daddy in ‘Fury’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Watch a WWII tank commander reunite with his Hellcat

Watch a WWII tank commander reunite with his Hellcat

This guy built a flying Spitfire from scratch

This guy built a flying Spitfire from scratch

How the Allies defeated one of their deadliest WWII adversaries

How the Allies defeated one of their deadliest WWII adversaries

By Tim Kirkpatrick

9 bombers that can shoot down a fighter

9 bombers that can shoot down a fighter

By Harold C. Hutchison

7 craziest commando missions of World War II

7 craziest commando missions of World War II

The Civil War’s Union Army is the reason beat cops wear blue

The Civil War’s Union Army is the reason beat cops wear blue

By Blake Stilwell

The ‘Re-Up Bird’ was the most tireless Vietnam-era recruiter

The ‘Re-Up Bird’ was the most tireless Vietnam-era recruiter

By Blake Stilwell

This was the RAF’s insane plan to steal a Nazi plane

This was the RAF’s insane plan to steal a Nazi plane

These 74 dead sailors from the Vietnam War are not honored on the Wall

These 74 dead sailors from the Vietnam War are not honored on the Wall

By Harold C. Hutchison

Sebastian Junger’s ‘Hell on Earth’ chronicles the rise of ISIS in Syria

Afghanistan War

Sebastian Junger’s ‘Hell on Earth’ chronicles the rise of ISIS in Syria

How war memorabilia serves as a window to the past

How war memorabilia serves as a window to the past

By Harold C. Hutchison

Russia built an armored vehicle like the American M113

Russia built an armored vehicle like the American M113

By Harold C. Hutchison

This British sniper took out six insurgents by detonating a Taliban suicide vest

Afghanistan War

This British sniper took out six insurgents by detonating a Taliban suicide vest

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s why flamethrowers were so deadly on the battlefield for both sides

Here’s why flamethrowers were so deadly on the battlefield for both sides

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is the other awesome weapon named ‘Carl Gustav’

This is the other awesome weapon named ‘Carl Gustav’

This was the most devastating submarine attack in World War II

This was the most devastating submarine attack in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how German submarines changed the world during World War I

This is how German submarines changed the world during World War I

By Harold C. Hutchison

Vietnam vets meet the soldier who saved them from a VC ambush

Vietnam vets meet the soldier who saved them from a VC ambush

By WATM Partners

7 life lessons we learned from the grunts in ‘Platoon’

7 life lessons we learned from the grunts in ‘Platoon’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This was the toughest fight in the bloodiest WW2 battle of the Pacific

This was the toughest fight in the bloodiest WW2 battle of the Pacific

By James Elphick

Here’s what inspired the invention of the machine gun

Here’s what inspired the invention of the machine gun

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The only Native American general in the Civil War wore gray

The only Native American general in the Civil War wore gray

By Harold C. Hutchison

Medal of Honor recipient who held off 9 German attacks has died

Medal of Honor recipient who held off 9 German attacks has died

By Harold C. Hutchison

This WWII commander avenged his fallen shipmates

This WWII commander avenged his fallen shipmates

By Harold C. Hutchison

How atomic bombs fueled Las Vegas tourism in the 1950s

How atomic bombs fueled Las Vegas tourism in the 1950s

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 of the most badass snipers of all time

5 of the most badass snipers of all time

Medal of Honor recipient and former POW dies at 85

Medal of Honor recipient and former POW dies at 85

These kids volunteered to fight in the trenches in WWI

These kids volunteered to fight in the trenches in WWI

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Jackie Robinson was court-martialed for keeping his seat on a bus

Jackie Robinson was court-martialed for keeping his seat on a bus

This is the disease Hitler hid from the public for years

This is the disease Hitler hid from the public for years

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This was the youngest soldier wounded in the Civil War

This was the youngest soldier wounded in the Civil War

This knife-wielding Gurkha rushed four enemy foxholes and a bunker to save his unit

This knife-wielding Gurkha rushed four enemy foxholes and a bunker to save his unit

By Blake Stilwell

This is the legendary Nazi general who turned on Hitler

This is the legendary Nazi general who turned on Hitler

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This heroic Coastie, WWII resistance fighter, and POW died at 101

This heroic Coastie, WWII resistance fighter, and POW died at 101

By Blake Stilwell

This is how the Germans beat the British in one of the biggest naval battles of WWI

This is how the Germans beat the British in one of the biggest naval battles of WWI

Here’s how ‘Taps’ got its name

Here’s how ‘Taps’ got its name

By Tim Kirkpatrick

These Japanese fire balloons were the grandaddies of the ICBM

These Japanese fire balloons were the grandaddies of the ICBM

By Harold C. Hutchison