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The M16 wasn’t the only rifle that needed cleaning

The M16 wasn’t the only rifle that needed cleaning

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why America’s first purpose-built nightfighter was named for a spider

Why America’s first purpose-built nightfighter was named for a spider

By Harold C. Hutchison

This designer might be the most important mind in American military history

This designer might be the most important mind in American military history

By Harold C. Hutchison

The Marine Corps’ all-time top fighter plane was a Navy reject

The Marine Corps’ all-time top fighter plane was a Navy reject

By Harold C. Hutchison

Two daring commandos made a bold New Year’s Eve recon mission

Two daring commandos made a bold New Year’s Eve recon mission

Here is how World War II rationing worked

Here is how World War II rationing worked

By Harold C. Hutchison

A French resistance fighter escaped execution with the most impossible prison break

A French resistance fighter escaped execution with the most impossible prison break

How a future president avoided being eaten by cannibals

How a future president avoided being eaten by cannibals

By Blake Stilwell

This may be the origin of the ‘Dear John’ letter

This may be the origin of the ‘Dear John’ letter

By Eric Milzarski

These daring Russian women in aging aircraft haunted Nazi dreams

These daring Russian women in aging aircraft haunted Nazi dreams

By Casie Stilwell

The Navy actually had a training video on how to not kill your friends

The Navy actually had a training video on how to not kill your friends

By Harold C. Hutchison

This whiskey is a WWII victory, distilled

This whiskey is a WWII victory, distilled

3 astonishing battles that came to be called ‘Turkey Shoots’

3 astonishing battles that came to be called ‘Turkey Shoots’

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time when the USS Missouri gave full honors to a kamikaze pilot

That time when the USS Missouri gave full honors to a kamikaze pilot

By Tim Kirkpatrick

That time when the Penguin and a President teamed up during World War II

That time when the Penguin and a President teamed up during World War II

By Harold C. Hutchison

This comic book legend fought Nazi panzers and earned a Bronze Star

This comic book legend fought Nazi panzers and earned a Bronze Star

By Eric Milzarski

These are Britain’s most controversial World War II vets

These are Britain’s most controversial World War II vets

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how the voice of Bugs Bunny trained WW2 aerial gunners

This is how the voice of Bugs Bunny trained WW2 aerial gunners

By Harold C. Hutchison

16 jokes Germans could die for telling under the Nazi regime

16 jokes Germans could die for telling under the Nazi regime

By Blake Stilwell

This Halloween-themed bomb was as dumb as it sounds

This Halloween-themed bomb was as dumb as it sounds

By Eric Milzarski

This is what you should know about the return of the ‘pinks and greens’

This is what you should know about the return of the ‘pinks and greens’

By Eric Milzarski

These WW2 Polish pilots were either certifiably insane, downright courageous — or a bit of both

These WW2 Polish pilots were either certifiably insane, downright courageous — or a bit of both

Los Angeles Clippers honor Pearl Harbor dead at USS Arizona memorial

Los Angeles Clippers honor Pearl Harbor dead at USS Arizona memorial

By Eric Milzarski

This is the battle of Dunkirk — by the numbers

This is the battle of Dunkirk — by the numbers

By Harold C. Hutchison

You can see the most notorious German artillery piece be fired

You can see the most notorious German artillery piece be fired

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 military leaders that would make great drinking buddies

5 military leaders that would make great drinking buddies

By Eric Milzarski

Rarely seen footage from the Battle of the Bulge

Rarely seen footage from the Battle of the Bulge

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Microsoft’s co-founder just helped find this long-lost Navy cruiser

Microsoft’s co-founder just helped find this long-lost Navy cruiser

The ‘Nightfighters’ attacked Nazis with empty rifles and grenades

The ‘Nightfighters’ attacked Nazis with empty rifles and grenades

This was America’s first anti-aircraft cruiser

This was America’s first anti-aircraft cruiser

By Harold C. Hutchison

These are the events that led to the ‘Miracle at Dunkirk’

These are the events that led to the ‘Miracle at Dunkirk’

The ‘Papasha’ is the daddy of Soviet submachine guns

The ‘Papasha’ is the daddy of Soviet submachine guns

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is how Stalingrad’s most epic sniper duel ended

This is how Stalingrad’s most epic sniper duel ended

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is the true story of the pier master at Dunkirk

This is the true story of the pier master at Dunkirk

This is the rifle Vasily Zaytsev used to wage a one-man war in ‘Enemy at the Gates’

This is the rifle Vasily Zaytsev used to wage a one-man war in ‘Enemy at the Gates’

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is the ‘greatest rifle ever made’ according to R. Lee Ermey

This is the ‘greatest rifle ever made’ according to R. Lee Ermey

By Eric Milzarski

These patriotic teens are telling the stories of war vets before they’re lost forever

These patriotic teens are telling the stories of war vets before they’re lost forever

By Eric Milzarski

3 stories you won’t see in the Dunkirk movie

3 stories you won’t see in the Dunkirk movie

By James Elphick

This training film showed how American machine guns outshot German machine guns

This training film showed how American machine guns outshot German machine guns

By Harold C. Hutchison

These Japanese men went from captives to war heroes

These Japanese men went from captives to war heroes

By Tim Kirkpatrick

What life was like in an American concentration camp

What life was like in an American concentration camp

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is how the USS Arizona memorial made Elvis the King

This is how the USS Arizona memorial made Elvis the King

By Tim Kirkpatrick

This is the Dunkirk hero who deserted then changed his name to rejoin the army

This is the Dunkirk hero who deserted then changed his name to rejoin the army

By Blake Stilwell

This is how Christopher Nolan faithfully revives ‘The Dunkirk Spirit’

This is how Christopher Nolan faithfully revives ‘The Dunkirk Spirit’

4 Asian-American heroes you should know about

4 Asian-American heroes you should know about

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Here is a look at the 16-inch turrets on a battleship

Here is a look at the 16-inch turrets on a battleship

By Harold C. Hutchison

The first ‘Memphis Belle’ was actually shot down before it completed 25 missions

The first ‘Memphis Belle’ was actually shot down before it completed 25 missions

By Harold C. Hutchison

Famed P-51 Mustang ‘Berlin Express’ is returning to Europe

Famed P-51 Mustang ‘Berlin Express’ is returning to Europe

By Harold C. Hutchison

How Rangers ‘left their mark’ on the Italians at Sened Station

How Rangers ‘left their mark’ on the Italians at Sened Station

By James Elphick

This is the all-Jewish force who took it to the Nazis in North Africa

This is the all-Jewish force who took it to the Nazis in North Africa

By Blake Stilwell

This is what you need to know about the B-17 Flying Fortress

This is what you need to know about the B-17 Flying Fortress

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time a mild-mannered janitor was actually a WWII hero

That time a mild-mannered janitor was actually a WWII hero

By James Elphick

That time US sailors got a bounty for capturing a Nazi ship

That time US sailors got a bounty for capturing a Nazi ship

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 unbelievable missions of Canada’s most legendary native soldier

5 unbelievable missions of Canada’s most legendary native soldier

By Blake Stilwell

9 military ‘ghost bases’ you’ve probably never heard of

9 military ‘ghost bases’ you’ve probably never heard of

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

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

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

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