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The 6 most awesome machine guns in U.S. history

The 6 most awesome machine guns in U.S. history

What if a Soviet mechanized infantry battalion had tried to start World War III?

What if a Soviet mechanized infantry battalion had tried to start World War III?

By Harold C. Hutchison

These 1941 war games decided how the Army fought World War II

These 1941 war games decided how the Army fought World War II

The heroic — and nearly forgotten — legend of ‘Pappy’ Gunn

The heroic — and nearly forgotten — legend of ‘Pappy’ Gunn

By Harold C. Hutchison

Medic remembers what it was like to land on Omaha Beach

Medic remembers what it was like to land on Omaha Beach

What we can learn from a replica World War II midget submarine

What we can learn from a replica World War II midget submarine

By Harold C. Hutchison

7 amazing pilots who became an ‘ace-in-a-day’

7 amazing pilots who became an ‘ace-in-a-day’

How the US Navy captured its first enemy ship in 129 years

How the US Navy captured its first enemy ship in 129 years

By James Elphick

This Luftwaffe hero was shot down 32 times during World War II

This Luftwaffe hero was shot down 32 times during World War II

These cruisers were really a pair of mini-battleships

These cruisers were really a pair of mini-battleships

By Harold C. Hutchison

7 tools that helped America win WWII

7 tools that helped America win WWII

By James Elphick

This Medal of Honor recipient made a life out of fighting fascists

This Medal of Honor recipient made a life out of fighting fascists

By Blake Stilwell

dalai lama patak philippe watch

OSS agents gave the Dalai Lama a Patek Phillipe watch from FDR during WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

The Marine Corps wrote the book on ‘small wars,’ literally

By James Elphick

Watch a WWII Vet nail 3 head shots from over a half-mile away

Watch a WWII Vet nail 3 head shots from over a half-mile away

This German submarine was looted by American divers

This German submarine was looted by American divers

By Harold C. Hutchison

Actually, the Maginot Line was a good idea

Actually, the Maginot Line was a good idea

The odds of dying in an American war (applying the Lt. Dan scale)

The odds of dying in an American war (applying the Lt. Dan scale)

By Blake Stilwell

That one time Eisenhower lost a B-17 bomber in a bet

That one time Eisenhower lost a B-17 bomber in a bet

This top-secret unit killed 5,428 and rescued 574 in WWII

Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh and WWII naval hero died at 99

By Miguel Ortiz

This was the only living African-American from WW2 to earn MoH

This was the only living African-American from WW2 to earn MoH

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This Marine pilot took 22 Japanese fighters head on – then led an infantry charge

This Marine pilot took 22 Japanese fighters head on – then led an infantry charge

By Blake Stilwell

This German city faked its way to safety during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

The suicidal way China scored its first World War II victory against Japan

The suicidal way China scored its first World War II victory against Japan

clearfield naval supply depot

That time the Navy opened an installation in land-locked Utah

By Jessica Evans

This Marine division never set foot in the United States

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Army built this computer simulation of Stalingrad to teach its future leaders

The Army built this computer simulation of Stalingrad to teach its future leaders

By Christian Lowe

Finland once snuck inside the Soviet air force to bomb Russia

Finland once snuck inside the Soviet air force to bomb Russia

By Blake Stilwell

Why the newest flashpoint for World War III might be in Taiwan

Here’s proof you can teach an old ship new tricks

By Jessica Evans

This hard-luck WWII soldier survived the Bataan Death March, torture and the atomic bomb

By Blake Stilwell

This is the deadliest machine gun in military history

This is the deadliest machine gun in military history

The reason people wear wristwatches is because of World War I

The reason people wear wristwatches is because of World War I

What happened when the Nazi generals turned themselves in, 75 years ago

What happened when the Nazi generals turned themselves in, 75 years ago

WWII nose art motivated airmen with sex and humor

WWII nose art motivated airmen with sex and humor

By Blake Stilwell

Operation Foxley was the 1944 Special Operations plan to kill Hitler

These are the 6 largest guns ever used in combat

These are the 6 largest guns ever used in combat

By James Elphick

This is how ‘the most dangerous man in Europe’ hunted his fellow Nazis for Israel

This is how ‘the most dangerous man in Europe’ hunted his fellow Nazis for Israel

By Blake Stilwell

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Why American bombers in WWII wore bright colors, stripes and polka dots

These quirky tanks helped the British crack Hitler’s Atlantic Wall

These quirky tanks helped the British crack Hitler’s Atlantic Wall

By James Elphick

These Nazi bunkers were one of the most secure outposts of WWII

These Nazi bunkers were one of the most secure outposts of WWII

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Here’s how you bailed out from a World War II fighter

Here’s how you bailed out from a World War II fighter

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here’s how War Brides enrich the American experience

By Benjamin Abel

This was the punishment for breaking a cryptology oath during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

The largest war at sea fought by the US Navy since WWII was against Iran

By Stephen Carlson

This forgotten bomber wreaked havoc on the Nazis in World War II

This forgotten bomber wreaked havoc on the Nazis in World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

The crazy ways MacArthur tried to get supplies to the Philippines

The crazy ways MacArthur tried to get supplies to the Philippines

Here’s how the Battle of the Coral Sea would go down today

Here’s how the Battle of the Coral Sea would go down today

By Harold C. Hutchison

This battle against ISIS was the biggest in the Philippines since WWII

This battle against ISIS was the biggest in the Philippines since WWII

By Miguel Ortiz

Arlington National Cemetery workers carried a WWII vet to see his wife’s grave

Arlington National Cemetery workers carried a WWII vet to see his wife’s grave

By Blake Stilwell

How US troops responded to liberating the Dachau Concentration Camp

This boxer survived the Holocaust by winning fights in Auschwitz

By Blake Stilwell

In a war with Russia, both sides could focus on this 60-mile stretch

In a war with Russia, both sides could focus on this 60-mile stretch

Germans helped U.S. troops save this Austrian castle during WWII

By Bethaney Phillips

This is why there’s no Field Marshal rank in the US military

This is why there’s no Field Marshal rank in the US military

By Blake Stilwell

That time a guy jumped out of a plane at 18,000 feet with no chute — and survived

That time a guy jumped out of a plane at 18,000 feet with no chute — and survived

Here are the 9 scenarios from Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’

Here are the 9 scenarios from Sun Tzu’s ‘The Art of War’

By Harold C. Hutchison

3 celebrity relatives who changed history in combat

3 celebrity relatives who changed history in combat

By Blake Stilwell

This is actual footage of the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri

This is actual footage of the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The M3 “Grease Gun” was designed to save money and kill Nazis

The M3 “Grease Gun” was designed to save money and kill Nazis

Why Native American nations declared war on Germany twice

Why Native American nations declared war on Germany twice

By Blake Stilwell

This sea battle claimed the lives of 5 brothers in World War II

This sea battle claimed the lives of 5 brothers in World War II

That time Vito Bertoldo fought as a one-man army for two days

That time Vito Bertoldo fought as a one-man army for two days