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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

These are the creepy fake towns used for 1950s nuclear tests

These are the creepy fake towns used for 1950s nuclear tests

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This Soviet WWII movie used real bullets instead of blanks

This Soviet WWII movie used real bullets instead of blanks

By Blake Stilwell

A cut-rate Gaston taught U.S. infantry how to kill tanks

A cut-rate Gaston taught U.S. infantry how to kill tanks

This is how you move a World War I railway howitzer to a museum

This is how you move a World War I railway howitzer to a museum

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why German submarines attacked civilian vessels during World War I

This is why German submarines attacked civilian vessels during World War I

By Harold C. Hutchison

How Germany deployed the first weapon of mass destruction

How Germany deployed the first weapon of mass destruction

This is how the ‘Molotov Cocktail’ got its name

This is how the ‘Molotov Cocktail’ got its name

28 rarely seen photos from the Vietnam War

28 rarely seen photos from the Vietnam War

This lone Gurkha rifleman stopped three Japanese tanks in their tracks

This lone Gurkha rifleman stopped three Japanese tanks in their tracks

By Blake Stilwell

6 legends of the Army Reserve

6 legends of the Army Reserve

Japan’s greatest aircraft carrier was sank by a tiny sub

Japan’s greatest aircraft carrier was sank by a tiny sub

This video shows rare footage from an actual Vietcong ambush

This video shows rare footage from an actual Vietcong ambush

The reason Japanese battleships dwarfed American ships during WWII

The reason Japanese battleships dwarfed American ships during WWII

The reason the British military formed the Special Air Service

The reason the British military formed the Special Air Service

This legendary pilot fought to his last bullet after being shot down

This legendary pilot fought to his last bullet after being shot down

Inside the submarine threat to US carriers off the Korean coast

Inside the submarine threat to US carriers off the Korean coast

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s how the US could respond to a California rebellion

Here’s how the US could respond to a California rebellion

By WATM Partners

This man in Georgia restores WWII airplane ball turrets in his garage

This man in Georgia restores WWII airplane ball turrets in his garage

How green troops became professional warriors during Vietnam

How green troops became professional warriors during Vietnam

This aging Russian plane was the Tomahawk strike’s target

This aging Russian plane was the Tomahawk strike’s target

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time a Coast Guard icebreaker made a massive drug bust off the coast of Jamaica

That time a Coast Guard icebreaker made a massive drug bust off the coast of Jamaica

operation chattanooga choo choo

This massive World War II air offensive had an adorable name

This is what Mongol MREs looked like

This is what Mongol MREs looked like

Maryland’s ‘Immortal 400’ saved the entire American Revolution

Revolutionary War

Maryland’s ‘Immortal 400’ saved the entire American Revolution

By Blake Stilwell

This pilot was saved when the enemy shot him in the bullet

This pilot was saved when the enemy shot him in the bullet

This female amputee led French commandos behind Nazi lines

This female amputee led French commandos behind Nazi lines

The only time the Soviet Union officially fought the US was in brutal air combat

The only time the Soviet Union officially fought the US was in brutal air combat

By Blake Stilwell

This powerful fighter plane could destroy enemy satellites in space

This powerful fighter plane could destroy enemy satellites in space

By Blake Stilwell

Quadruple amputee Travis Mills wows the crowd with appearance on ‘Ellen’ show

Afghanistan War

Quadruple amputee Travis Mills wows the crowd with appearance on ‘Ellen’ show