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General of the Armies is a rank so high up in the strata of power that only two people in the history of the United States have ever attained it. Keep in mind: This is not General of the Army, it's plural — all the Armies

Life in the military isn't easy and it isn't for everyone. It's a place where, if you have a problem, you're most likely to get told by a salty, senior NCO to "suck it up, buttercup" while whatever problem you had is kinda just brushed under t…

In March 1941, over 500 British and Allied commandos, sappers, and sailors launched a daring four-pronged raid against Norwegian towns occupied by the German Army. Despite the German forces spotting the commandos 24 hours before the attack, the Brit…

Think of D-Day. What do you see? Probably the U.S. Navy pounding the shores with artillery as Army soldiers landed in boats driven by Coast Guardsmen as German soldiers rained artillery and machine gun fire while Luftwaffe pilots bombed and strafed …

1. Baby-Faced Bryan

Air Force Maj. Charles J. Loring Jr. was a veteran of World War II, former prisoner of war, and an accomplished fighter and bomber pilot when he took off on a mission over Korea on Nov. 22, 1952. When North Korean batteries scored hits on his plane …

In this era of massive budget blockbusters and even bigger "shared universe" movie franchises, it's safe to say that we're not always looking for realism at the cinema. While films are capable of conveying lots of different sorts of messages, th…

St. Clair's Defeat saw the Army take almost 95% casualties.

While we tend to think of drones as a very modern addition to the battlefield, the truth is, America's Defense Department has long been interested in the concept of unmanned aircraft. In fact, for a short window of time in the 1960s, America's sup…

Bourbon is a liquor that has a place in your hand all-year round. Whether it's sipping a mint julep on a hot summer's day or spiking t…