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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

How enemy aircraft get their American nicknames

How enemy aircraft get their American nicknames

By Harold C. Hutchison

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

How ‘The 4 Chaplains’ of WWII became Army legends

How ‘The 4 Chaplains’ of WWII became Army legends

By Harold C. Hutchison

How bombing the crap out of Iwo Jima hurt America’s assault

How bombing the crap out of Iwo Jima hurt America’s assault

By Tim Kirkpatrick

New changes to the ‘Pinks and Greens’ will make it the best uniform ever

New changes to the ‘Pinks and Greens’ will make it the best uniform ever

By Eric Milzarski

5 more of the greatest military heroes you’ve never heard of

5 more of the greatest military heroes you’ve never heard of

How you can be cast in Tom Hanks’ new film as a Navy Crewman

How you can be cast in Tom Hanks’ new film as a Navy Crewman

By Eric Milzarski

These ‘Q-ships’ used to fool subs and take torpedoes in both world wars

These ‘Q-ships’ used to fool subs and take torpedoes in both world wars

This soldier took on enemy troops with the sword that took off his arm

This soldier took on enemy troops with the sword that took off his arm

By Blake Stilwell

This entire room made of amber was stolen by Nazis before it disappeared forever

This entire room made of amber was stolen by Nazis before it disappeared forever

7 more professional athletes you didn’t know were veterans

7 more professional athletes you didn’t know were veterans

US hero Pappy Boyington was on ‘To Tell the Truth’

US hero Pappy Boyington was on ‘To Tell the Truth’

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how a Bonaparte heir became a French resistance fighter in WWII

This is how a Bonaparte heir became a French resistance fighter in WWII

By Eric Milzarski

The time a Nazi submarine captain nominated his enemy for the Victoria Cross

The time a Nazi submarine captain nominated his enemy for the Victoria Cross

By Harold C. Hutchison

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

night witches of the 588th red army

“The Night Witches:” Daring Russian women in obsolete aircraft haunted the Nazis while they slept

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