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Shortly after the surviving forces of the Battle of Crete had evacuated, British commandos landed Special Operations Executive agents.

On Sep. 2, 1945, Japan formally proclaimed an unconditional surrender to the Allies, bringing the hostilities of World War II to an end.

If the Soviet Union’s legacy could boil down to just one memory, it would have to be its complete distortion of reality.

From the internet and GPS, to Hummers and parachutes, there are a surprising amount of tech and civilian products with military origins.

Mech suits have been a fantasy object of science fiction for a long time. Later on, the suits were normalized in anime and video games.

In 1915, a young Paul Kern was shot in the head by a Russian bullet, and he closed his eyes for the last time.

Taken in by British soldiers, the trio set out to climb Mount Kenya, which is the second-highest mountain on the African continent.

JetZero aims to change military tankers with its Blended Wing Body which the Air Force recently showed interest in.

Whether you carried an M16A1 in Vietnam or an M16A2 in Kuwait, faithful replicas of these firearms are difficult to find.

Amidst mounting losses from the North Vietnamese, the Thud took on a new role — the Wild Weasel.

In many ways, these badasses are similar, but here are three key differences between Marine Raiders and Recon Marines.

John Ligato and his ill-equipped company were walking into a deathtrap against nine battalions of highly-trained North Vietamese soldiers.

It's an incredible, eye-witness account to the horrors of war. Here is what a Hiroshima resident saw the day the bomb dropped.

Germany's only military operation in North America that didn't get shut down before it started lasted about a month in Northeast Canada.

These days, everyone knows to get their kicks on Route 66. First recorded by Nat King Cole, "Route 66" has since been covered by others too.

Lt. Col. Cordelia "Betty" Cook was the first woman to earn both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.

One man taught the world's Jewish population martial arts to defend themselves when no one would do it for them.

In what would become known as the Belfort Ruse, the Allies drew German forces away from the actual upcoming offensive.

Vietnam-era Recondo training emphasized both reconnaissance and standard infantry skills at the small unit level.

By the time Brunet arrived in Japan with the French military mission, he was already a veteran of the French Invasion of Mexico.